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Ambitious vision of Boorman Interim Report welcomed by senior staff and stakeholders
14 September 2009
Senior staff and stakeholders have welcomed last month’s launch of Dr Steve Boorman’s Interim Report on health and well-being within the NHS.
At the launch, NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson applauded the ambition laid out in the report for a step-change in the provision of staff health and well-being across the Service:
His views were supported by Clare Chapman, the Director-General of Workforce in the Department of Health, who underlined that the report’s many examples of best practice from across the country showed that the NHS can lead the private sector in first-class staff health and well-being services:
Also at the launch, Dame Carol Black – who’s 2008 report on health and well-being across the UK workforce led directly to the Boorman Review – offered her enthusiastic endorsement for the progress made to date:
Since the launch, key health sector stakeholders have also been keen to welcome the findings in the Interim Report:
“Here we have a clear business case for investing in the health and well-being of 1.4 million NHS staff. The opportunity for the healthcare sector in the UK is laid open in the Boorman review interim report: putting staff health and well-being first will enhance the quality of patient care for all, including the working age population, and save the NHS money by reducing absenteeism.” Sayeed Khan, Chief Medical Adviser, EEF
“The Boorman Review is welcome both for the quality of the evidence it has collected and for the recommendations which focus squarely on the business case for the NHS to be proactive in managing the health and in particular the mental health of its most precious resource - its staff. This is truly groundbreaking.” Bob Grove, Sainsbury’s Centre for Mental Health
“The publication of Dr Boorman’s interim report is a great achievement and it sets out a clear agenda for change for the NHS. The report outlines the scale of the challenge, the barriers to improving health and well-being across the Service and how those might be overcome – and makes a sound business case for prioritising occupational health across Britain’s biggest employer. By getting this right the NHS can be a role model to other big employers, across the public and private sectors.” Alan White, Professor for Men’s Health, Leeds Metropolitan University
To read the full Interim Report and have your say on what it proposes, please click here
