NHS Confederation welcomes rollout of WorkWell programme to support people back into work

Responding to the government’s announcement that WorkWell, a health and employment support programme, will be rolled out across England to help people with health conditions stay in or return to work, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:

 “The national rollout of the government’s new health and employment support programme, WorkWell, across every ICB is welcome news. Health leaders know all too well that good work and good health are two sides of the same coin, and supporting people to stay in or return to work is an important step in helping to reverse the rates of health-related economic inactivity in England and in turn reducing pressure on the NHS as well as the economy.

 “We know that through the NHS Work and Health Network | NHS Confederation – a joint government and NHS Confederation initiative – progress is being made to strengthen the health service’s role in tackling economic inactivity. The national WorkWell programme will further help systems to build on this momentum and deliver on the government’s 10-year health plan commitment for every ICB to establish outcome targets to reduce economic inactivity.”