Our Visions, Aims and Objectives

Health@Work’s vision and mission statement are:

Our Vision
Pioneering health in the workplace

Our Mission
To improve health in the workplace through education and training, advice and support, research and development, policy and publicity.

The primary aim of Health@Work is to contribute to reducing workplace ill health. To achieve this overall aim Health@Work continues to have series of strategic objectives. They are to:

• Maintain and develop Health@Work as a pioneering centre for excellence in the workplace health field;
• Provide access to independent and effective workplace health services for employers, employees and people out of work due to ill health;
• Initiate pioneering and innovative workplace health policy and initiatives and to disseminate good practice locally, regionally and nationally;
• Contribute to and influence the development of local, regional and national workplace health policies and agendas
• Raise awareness and enhance knowledge of workplace health issues particularly amongst private sector employers, the voluntary sector and primary care providers
• Develop services to enhance the potential for workplaces as settings for healthier lifestyles

 

Health @Work has established a wide range of workplace health and safety services and activities. Its future agenda will continue to focus on the delivery of these established services. Broadly, services that will continue and be developed are:

• Primary Care GP Services
• A non-medical Workplace Health approach for Acute Trust and PCT Staff
• Primary Care Workplace-Based Services
• Services to Businesses
• Services to Individuals
• Campaigns
• Training Programmes and Courses
• Workplace Health Assessment Tool
• Marketing, dissemination and lobbying
• Other Partnership actions
• Commercial Services