This question was answered on 25th November 2020
A range of research and evaluations have been commissioned to explore the commitments made in Improving Lives. This includes:
- Investigating the acceptability of different healthcare professionals issuing fit notes amongst different audiences
- Understanding the provision of occupational health and work-related musculoskeletal services
- Employment Advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: Evaluation
- Self-employment for people with disabilities and health conditions
- Private providers of occupational health services
- Employers’ motivations and practices: A study of the use of Occupational Health Services
- Sickness absence and health in the workplace: understanding employer behaviour and practice
- Innovation and knowledge development amongst providers of occupational health
- International comparison of occupational health systems and provisions
- Group Work/JOBS II: Process Evaluation
- Group Work/JOBS II: Cost Benefit Analysis
- Health-led Employment Trial Evaluation
- The work aspirations and support needs of claimants in the ESA Support Group and Universal Credit equivalent
The following reports have been published on gov.uk:
- Exploring perceptions and attitudes towards the extension of fit note certification (August 2020)
- Understanding the provision of occupational health and work-related musculoskeletal services (May 2020)
- Employment Advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: process evaluation report (July 2019)
- The work aspirations and support needs of claimants in the ESA Support Group and Universal Credit equivalent (February 2020)
- Sickness absence and health in the workplace: employer behaviour and practice. An interim summary report (June 2019)
- Self-employment for people with disabilities and health conditions (May 2019)
- Private providers of occupational health services: interim report (April 2019)
- Employers’ motivations and practices: A study of the use of Occupational Health Services (April 2019)
Publication dates are not confirmed for the remainder of commissioned projects.