Minutes from the meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Professions
Committee (HWProC) held on 16.07.2015
Attendees
Dr Olivia Carlton
(Chair)
Dr Stephanie
Fitzgerald (secretary)
Dr David
Shackleton
Dr Jim Ford
Vicky Ward
Dr Lucy Wright
Christina
Butterworth
Ann McHaffie
Libby Moore
Valerie Noble
Apologies
Megan Taylor
1) Welcome from the chair and introductions
Members were welcomed by Dr Olivia Carlton and introduced to one another
2) Background to the Health and Wellbeing Professions Committee
(HWProC)
The background to the development of the HWProC was outlined with an explanation of where the
group sat within the wider RSSB health and wellbeing roadmap. It was emphasised that the group is
a subgroup of the Health and Wellbeing Policy Group (HWPG) and we will regularly feedback and
provide updates on the group’s activities at the HWPG meetings.
3) Discussion of deliverable 2
Key points from discussion
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Phase 1 could be delivered by the committee and does not need to be externally
commissioned
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ARIOPS have developed competencies for physicians which could be used to inform the
Occupational Health Competencies
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Could consider the RCN competencies and whether any of these are more specific to rail
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Don’t want to develop OH training but could signpost towards it
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The focus of this should be about familiarisation with the railway not with occupational
health
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Query over how ARIOPS becomes a consultant on issues and RSSB documentation

On review it may be that as a committee we are able to use ARIOPS existing work/ have
input into this
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It is better to try and build health into existing channels (Railway Skills Framework, NEBOSH
etc.) rather than try and educate health professionals about railway

Want to make training as widely accessible as possible. Consider delivering via E-Learning
and consider the use of an app which allows those working in the industry to remain up to
date with information, and would also monitor engagement e.g. how many times is the
information accessed?

Want to work in line with ARIOPS as much as possible but may want a wider market than the
agreed partnership with Manchester University

The committee will not develop the course materials and e-learning modules. These will be
commissioned externally.
Agreed actions
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Jim Ford to discuss at the next ARIOPS education sub-committee meeting and ask whether
they are happy to share their agreed competencies with the committee
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Stephanie to raise the query of how ARIOPS gets involved in consultation and liaise with
Jim Ford
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The group will review competencies and comment via email. Feedback will then be
collated and discussed over teleconference. Stephanie to arrange the teleconference for
the committee to discuss and agree the competencies
4) Discussion of deliverable 3
Key points from discussion:

A wise buyer is someone who knows what they want to achieve with their OH provision- this
is often not the case. To be successful we need companies to be clear about their own
health strategy and want they want to deliver.

We need to define what OH is there to achieve and what they can and cannot deliver

Can we get good case studies/ examples from satisfied wise buyers? Need to speak to them
and record their experience through a series of filmed interviews (this work will be
commissioned externally).

We can raise this as a research project and go through the RSSB project proposal process. Dr
Lucy Wright could take it to her bid writers as well for their guidance and input.

Need a clear definition of wellbeing- recommendation from the Nuffield paper (see link:
http://www.nuffieldhealth.com/corporate-wellbeing/approach/workplace)
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The committee will convene and discuss this work in a separate meeting before the end of
the year (dates permitting).
Agreed actions:
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Stephanie to source and share the RSSB research proposal form
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The committee members will review the definitions and research proposal document and
send through to Stephanie prior to the meeting
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Stephanie to organise the meeting before the end of the year
5) Discussion of deliverable 1:
Key points from discussion:

Discussed the IOM summary doc and proposal for work. Would like to review the tender
document. Stephanie to send out to the committee with the minutes of this meeting.

Need to reconsider the first deliverable and reword it

Unhappy with the term health surveillance - based on ORR definition which is not helpful

Want to review the source material which ended up with this deliverable being identified.
Stephanie to identify and share raw data if available.

What other work is going on at RSSB? Need a summary of the groups and the current
projects. Stephanie to source/ create.
Agreed actions:
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OC and SF to draw up a project plan for this deliverable and share with the wider
committee at the next meeting
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Stephanie to send out IOM tender document with minutes of this meeting
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Stephanie to source raw material from roadmap development discussions and share with
the committee (to enable the re-writing of deliverable 1)
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Stephanie to source/ create a matrix showing all groups and current projects being
undertaken for the HWB Roadmap.
6) AOB

Jim Ford – need to think about Jim’s successor in ARIOPS. Question over travel expensesStephanie to find out the situation and confirm if RSSB can pay an ARIOPS representatives
expenses
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Complex cases management paper which was raised at HWPG. Felt this issues should sit
under the HWProC but that this paper cannot be taken forward in its current form and
needs further consideration. OC to feedback comments to HWPG at next meeting.
Future meeting dates: to be organised in due course and invitations sent.