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Improving health in the workplace

Posts relating to PHE Priority 5: Improving health in the workplace

Preventing bloodborne virus exposure from workplace injuries

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Recently, my colleagues and I visited several occupational health (OH) departments across England to talk about the ongoing risks to healthcare workers of exposure to bloodborne viruses. 4,830 healthcare workers have reportedly been exposed to bloodborne viruses between 2004 and …

Employers working together for the health and wellbeing of their staff

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The past few weeks have seen PHE involved in some exciting initiatives with other employers who share our commitment to taking good care of the physical health and mental wellbeing of their staff.  There is a real groundswell of energy …