Health @ Work Summit 2010

Summary

Bringing Together HR, Health and Safety, Wellbeing and Occupational Health.

Symposium Events’ Health @ Work Summit 2010 will incorporate up to date legislation and case law, the latest updates on the impact of the ‘Fit Note’ for employers, innovative case studies from leading organsations and workshops with academics and researchers to provide you with practical tips on how to measure and increase employee wellbeing, understand stress and resilience and how to reduce stress in the workplace, pro-actively manage health and safety and support a return to work for long term absentees.

You will have the opportunity to tailor the conference to your individual needs by attending the most applicable workshops for your organisation on topics such as: Sickness Absence, Health and Safety, Employee Wellbeing, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Stress Management and Mental Ill Health.

Attending the Health @ Work Summit 2010 will enable you to:

• Analyse the impact of the introduction of the ‘Fit Note’
• Calculate the R.O.I on your health initiatives
• Uncover and reduce the stressors in your organisation
• Create awareness of and support those with mental health problems
• Tackle musculoskeletal disorders through effective assessments and referral procedures
• Understand the legal implications of managing sick pay and redundancy or dismissal
• Discover the link between leadership, engagement and wellbeing
• Implement pro-active risk assessments and health and safety policies

• Dr James Bolton, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department for Work and Pensions
• Dr Steve Boorman, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Chief Medical Adviser, Royal Mail Group
• Duncan Spencer, Safety Manager, Waitrose
• Charles Wynn-Evans, Partner, Head of Employment Law, Dechert LLP
• Karl Hickman, Divisional HR Manager, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Stephanie Martin-Halls, Park Health Team Manager, Olympic Delivery Authority
• Melodie Gilbert, Head of the Work-related Ill Health Prevention Programme, Olympic Delivery Authority
• Denise Mortimer, Project Manager for Wellbeing, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust
• Val Stevenson, HR Director, Deloitte
• Eileen Roddis, Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, Vodafone UK
• Dr David Batman, Consultant Occupational Physician, Head of Employee Wellness, Nestle UK Ltd
• Sarah Barnes, HR Policy and Equalities Manager, Crawley Borough Council
• Bridget Juniper, Researcher, Cranfield University
• Nicola MacPherson, Occupational Health Manager, First Group
• Lorraine Bailey, Group Occupational Health Manager UK, United Biscuits
• Jane Saunders, Occupational Health Manager, SELEX Galileo
• Jim Hillage, Director of Research, IES
• Nic Marks, Founder of Centre for Wellbeing, NEF
• Helen Lockett, Associate Director, The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
• David Prosser, Strategic Development Manager, AXA - PPP Healthcare

Who should attend?

• HR and Personnel Directors
• Occupational Health Managers
• Chief Medical Officers/ Advisers
• Health and Wellness Managers and Directors
• Health and Safety Managers
• Directors of Health and Wellbeing
• Group Risk Managers and Directors
• Head of Employee Relations
• Corporate Social Responsibility Managers
• Productivity Managers
• Staff Care Officers
• Health Promotion Managers
• Equality and Diversity Managers
• Health Relations Executives
• Rewards and Benefits Professionals

Jim Hillage, Director of Research, Institute for Employment Studies

• Looking at the recommendations made in the review and where we are now
• Becoming a ‘healthy employer’
• Staying ahead of the game

Dr Steve Boorman, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Chief Medical Adviser, Royal Mail Group

• The effect of organisational behaviour – including management and leadership – on wellbeing
• Encouraging a culture of sustainable wellbeing – more than just a week of activities
• How levels of engagement impact on wellbeing
• Looking at the business advantages of getting it right

Denise Mortimer, Project Manager for Wellbeing, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust and Doug Smale, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust

• The reasons behind the ‘fit note’ project
• Moving away from the ‘sick note’ to the ‘fit note’ culture
• What we have seen in its first months

Dr James Bolton, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department for Work and Pensions

• The importance of a healthy workforce
• Looking at recent recommendations and their impact for employers
• Thinking about the fit note, and the new government strategy for mental health – what are they designed to achieve and is achievement possible?
• Things employers should be thinking about for successfully working with the fit note
16:30 – 16:40
Questions and Discussion with Speakers
16:40
Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Programme - Day 2
09:00 – 09:30
Coffee and Registration
09:30 – 09:40
Introduction and Opening Address by Conference Chair

Nic Marks, Founder of Centre for Wellbeing, New Economics Foundation

09:40 – 10:05
Developing Winning People for a Winning Business
• Insight into the business benefits of a well-constructed wellness programme for both employees and businesses
• A review of the background evidence supporting the introduction of an employee wellness programme
• The importance of a business supported strategy integrated within a business performance model
• Providing a simple structure for wellness programmes
• Demonstrating a simple, cost effective exercise model that works
• Review of KPI’s and outcomes

Dr David Batman, Consultant Occupational Physician and Head of Employee Wellness, Nestle UK and Ireland

10:05 – 10:30
Improving Health Inside and Outside the Workplace
• Taking a holistic approach to employee health and wellbeing
• Looking at lifestyle at home to increase productivity at work
• Getting the Board on side and ensuring employee take-up
10:30 – 10:40
Questions and Discussion with Speakers
10:40 – 11:05
Knowledge Share Networking Session
11:05 – 11:35
Coffee, Exhibition and Networking

STREAM E –DISABILITY AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH 11:35 – 12:00 The Impact of the Equality Bill Implications of the Equality Bill for employers Disclosing disabilities The question of pre-employment questionnaires Making reasonable adjustments 12:00 – 12:25 Supporting those with Mental Health Problems Raising awareness of and removing the stigma that surrounds mental health issues Identifying early signs and symptoms of mental ill health Training line managers – how to spot symptoms and how to manage Policy and best practice on managing mental health conditions in the workplace Helen Lockett, Associate Director, The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 12:25 – 12:50 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Recognising psychological ill health Looking at cognitive behavioural therapy as a treatment Supporting and helping employees return to work

STREAM F – ABSENCE MANAGEMENT – Sponsored by AXA-PPP Healthcare 11:35 – 12:00 Flexible Working and Benefits Flexible working and its effect on employee wellbeing Boosting engagement and reducing absence Encouraging maximum take up of benefits offered 12:00 – 12:25 Introducing a High Impact Sickness Absence Management Procedure that Delivers Change Changing from a culture of managing sickness to one of managing attendance Getting managers on board to change and working in partnership with the trade unions Looking at cross cutting factors of agency spend, overtime and family friendly leave that interact with sickness Using the NHS Electronic Staff Record System to obtain information to improve performance management of absence Karl Hickman, Divisional HR Manager, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 12:25 – 12:50 Practical Steps to Improving Attendance A reality check to assess the current position The importance of good data and knowing how to use it Training and managing managers Creating the right organisational DNA David Prosser, Strategic Development Manager, AXA-PPP Healthcare

12: 50– 13:00
Questions and Discussion with Speakers
13:00– 14:00
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking
14:00 – 14:25
Well Now…
• Looking at the wellbeing agenda in a fast paced environment
• Helping employees to achieve a better work-life balance
• Supporting health and wellbeing inside and outside the workplace

Val Stevenson, HR Director, Deloitte

14:25 – 15:00
Knowledge Share Networking Session
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee, Exhibition and Networking
15:15 – 15:40
Olympic Health
• Ensuring health and safety in a hard to control environment
• It makes business sense to have healthy employees
• Ill health prevention – what it means in practice
• The challenges of emergency response and clinical intervention on a complex project
• Wellbeing – leaving a legacy of health at work

Melodie Gilbert, Head of the Work-Related Ill Health Prevention Programme, and Stephanie Martin-Halls, Park Health Team Manager, Olympic Delivery Authority

16:00 – 16:25
Interactive Legal Session
• Looking at the current legal climate and the implications of recent case law
• Interpreting recent rulings on the accrual of holidays whilst on sick pay
• Fairly managing sickness absence and redundancy or dismissal

Charles Wynn-Evans, Partner and Head of Employment Team, Dechert LLP

16:25 – 16:35
Questions and Discussion with Speakers
16:35
Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference.

Speakers

• Dr James Bolton, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department for Work and Pensions
• Dr Steve Boorman, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Chief Medical Adviser, Royal Mail Group
• Duncan Spencer, Safety Manager, Waitrose
• Charles Wynn-Evans, Partner, Head of Employment Law, Dechert LLP
• Karl Hickman, Divisional HR Manager, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Stephanie Martin-Halls, Park Health Team Manager, Olympic Delivery Authority
• Melodie Gilbert, Head of the Work-related Ill Health Prevention Programme, Olympic Delivery Authority
• Denise Mortimer, Project Manager for Wellbeing, Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust
• Val Stevenson, HR Director, Deloitte
• Eileen Roddis, Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, Vodafone UK
• Dr David Batman, Consultant Occupational Physician, Head of Employee Wellness, Nestle UK Ltd
• Sarah Barnes, HR Policy and Equalities Manager, Crawley Borough Council
• Bridget Juniper, Researcher, Cranfield University
• Nicola MacPherson, Occupational Health Manager, First Group
• Lorraine Bailey, Group Occupational Health Manager UK, United Biscuits
• Jane Saunders, Occupational Health Manager, SELEX Galileo
• Jim Hillage, Director of Research, IES
• Nic Marks, Founder of Centre for Wellbeing, NEF
• Helen Lockett, Associate Director, The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
• David Prosser, Strategic Development Manager, AXA - PPP Healthcare

AXA PPP Healthcare
At AXA PPP healthcare, we’ve been committed to the UK medical insurance market for over 65 years and are one of the UK’s leading medical insurance providers. Today AXA PPP healthcare can assist you in managing the risks to your organisation through our extensive range of employee assistance & wellbeing programmes, occupational health and sickness absence management service delivered by AXA ICAS. AXA ICAS is a global provider of health and wellbeing services supporting organisations and individuals in over 60 countries throughout the World. We believe that as part of AXA PPP healthcare we can offer your organisation an integrated solution to meet your business needs.

If your organisation would be interested in promoting itself through the wide variety of exhibitions, sponsorship and marketing opportunities available at this event, please visit our sponsorship mini-site here or email or call William Porter at wporter@symposium-events.co.uk or 020 7231 5100.

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