Health and Wellbeing Policy
Conference
Shamit Gaiger
Head of National Programmes; Industry Strategy
What we mean by Health and Wellbeing
Effects of
Work on
Health
Wellbeing
Effects of
health on
work
Rail Industry
£320Mpa
• Process for roadmap
– Picture
– Number of people contributed etc.
Vision
GB railway is an industry where everyone
takes responsibility for health and wellbeing
and benefits from it
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Priorities for next couple of years
The key priorities:
• Promoting boardroom commitment and industry
direction for health and wellbeing
• Developing cross industry data collection
requirements and common classification
• Developing a strategy for developing clinical
knowledge
Projects until March 2016
1. Executive and champions health pack
2. CBA tool
3. Strategy for industry physicians guidance
4. Develop cross industry data system specifications
5. Seek understanding of presenteesim and
absenteeism
6. Increasing capability - educational needs
7. Research health environments and roles
Principles of working
We have developed guiding principles to be
applied to all tasks:
• Recognising one size does not fit all
• Collaborative working
• Sharing best practice
• Evidence based decisions
• Keeping it simple
• Cost effective
Health and Wellbeing Policy Group
Name
Company
Role
Dame Carol Black
Dept. of Health
DOH Expert Adviser
Chris Jones
Network Rail
Head of Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Steve Hails
Crossrail
Health and Safety Director
Clare Burles
East Midlands trains
HR and Safety & Assurance Director
Michelle Smart
Abellio Greater Anglia
HR Director
Andrew Edwards
East Midlands Trains
Head of safety
Jonathon Willcock
Alstom
Managing Director
Mary Sithole
TSSA
Senior Health and Safety Representative
Susan Murray
Unite
Dave Bennett
ASLEF
Paul Clydes
RMT
Dr Olivia Carlton
TfL
Head pf Occupational Health
John Gillespie
ORR
Safety Policy & Central Regulation Division
Darren Hockaday
LOROL
HR Director
- Systems and Infrastructure
Health and Safety Advisor
Get Involved:
• Act as a champion for health and wellbeing
• Join our working groups.
• Set up your own programme
• Recognise the cross-industry Health and Wellbeing Policy Group and
support the roadmap
• Allow company staff to participate
• Be willing to share good company practices and improve the reliability
of health data
Workforce Health and Wellbeing Project