Occupational Health
(asked on 7th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the UK population has access to occupational health services.
This question was answered on 14th February 2019
In 2014, 51% of employees in Great Britain reported having access to occupational health services.
For information, an occupational health service provides advice and practical support about how to stay healthy in the workplace and how to manage health conditions. For example, access to health care professions, or support or advice for making workplace adjustments.
Employees are not strictly defined but are Great Britain employees aged 16 and over.