NICE public health guidance update

This article highlights recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). It highlights the organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and then provides a spotlight on workplace health in the context of long-term sickness absence and capability to work. It...

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Published in:Journal of Public Health 2021-04, Vol.43 (1), p.e100-e102
Main Authors: Ali, Fizzah, Gabbay, Mark, Baillie, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Humans
Occupational Health - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
United Kingdom
Updates
Workplace - standards
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Summary:This article highlights recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). It highlights the organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and then provides a spotlight on workplace health in the context of long-term sickness absence and capability to work. It discusses some of the actions that need to be taken by a range of stakeholders in order to implement NICE guidance in this area and aid employees in ensuring good workplace health. The NICE guidance on workplace health, discussed in this article, predates the current pandemic. Comment is made specifically on fitness for work assessments, where the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a range of unique clinical challenges.
ISSN:1741-3842
1741-3850
DOI:10.1093/pubmed/fdaa112