OHID London Health, Work and Skills update
12 February 2025
Dear Health and Work Leads,
Please find below latest updates. Do please share with relevant colleagues, local businesses, organisations and community networks.
Keep Britain Working review
A new Keep Britain Working review was launched on Friday 24 January to explore how to urgently support people with long-term illnesses or disabilities back into work, and to stay in work
- Independent review led by former John Lewis boss, Sir Charlie Mayfield, officially underway.
- Review to investigate how government and businesses can work together to support ill and disabled people into work, boost living standards and grow the economy as part of Plan for Change.
- Intervention comes as government is expected to publish major health and disability benefit reforms this Spring.
Work and Health Regional Data Report
The report, which is planned to be updated quarterly, is aimed at work and health networks in the nine regions. It was developed for leads and teams working at regional and local level in policy and commissioning relating to employment, economic inactivity and health. Developed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Regions and LKIS North East and Yorkshire, the report draws on publicly available data by ONS via NOMIS and OHID Public health profiles. It focusses on regional trends but also offers local authority level data on the latest 12-month period, where available.
Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
- Work and health: international comparisons with the UK – A report for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives
This report is one of a series informing the Commission for Healthier Working Lives. It investigates how the UK compares with 14 other European countries in the employment of workers with long-term ill health or disabilities. It also reviews relevant policy interventions and practices from around the world to draw potential lessons for the UK.
A webinar recording and slides from Jonny Gifford’s presentation at The Health Foundation webinar: What lessons can the UK learn from international approaches to work and health? This online event discussed latest IES research and brought together leading labour market and workplace experts from the UK and beyond to explore practical ways to improve workforce health.
Reading
NHS
Road to recovery: the government’s 2025 mandate to NHS England – The government’s mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
The Health Foundation:
- Mental health trends among working-age people – The Health Foundation
- Unravelling the rise in mental health-related inactivity – The Health Foundation
Work, health and growth: A guide for local councils
For all enquiries, please contact:
Public Health Support Manager
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, London Region
Department of Health and Social Care