Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Working Conditions

(asked on 10th November 2017) - View Source
Questioner
Chris Ruane Portrait
Chris Ruane
(Labour - Vale of Clwyd)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.

Answered by
Margot James Portrait
Margot James
This question was answered on 16th November 2017

The Department officially launched the Civil Service Wellbeing Strategy on the 10th July 2017 by our BEIS SCS Champion for Health, Safety and Wellbeing. The strategy covers the following priorities:

  1. Provide visible leadership for health and well-being
  2. Encourage an open dialogue leading to action on mental health
  3. Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
  4. Promote national wellbeing campaigns
  5. Support people to stay at work or return to work

The focus of the strategy is also to focus on - Mental Health; Musculoskeletal; and Healthy Living. The Department has taken a wide range of actions to support the strategy.

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