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  • The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of ways to help older workers plan and prepare for retirement

    Cox A, Hillage J, Marvell R, Swift S, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Hind A, Brine J  | Sep 2015 | National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report presents the second of three reviews based on effectiveness studies which examined workplace policies and practices on pre-retirement planning.

  • The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of methods of protecting and promoting the health of older workers

    Cox A, Hillage J, Fletcher L, Marvell R, Wilson S, Miller L, Swift S, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Hind A, Brine J  | Sep 2015 | National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report presents the first of three reviews based on effectiveness studies which examined workplace policies and practices in place to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of older workers, and support workers who wish to continue in employment up to and beyond state pensionable age.

  • Understanding provision for students with mental health problems and intensive support needs

    Williams M, Coare P, Marvell R, Pollard E, Houghton A-M, Anderson J | Jul 2015 | Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

    This report presents the findings of a research project undertaken for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to update its understanding of institutional support provision for students with mental health problems and other impairments with high cost or intensive support needs.

  • Review of successful Occupational Safety and Health benchmarking initiatives

    Callen A, Wilson S | Jul 2015 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

    The overarching aim of this project was to review occupational safety and health (OSH) benchmarking schemes that have been set up at sector, Member State or European level. The research also set out to assess the benefits that such schemes can deliver, as well as their limitations, and to identify the key factors and main obstacles to their success.

  • The Case for Health Coaching

    Lessons learned from implementing a training and development intervention for clinicians across the East of England

    Carter A, Tamkin P, Wilson S, Miller L | Jul 2015 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The subject of this report is the IES evaluation of an education initiative/ development intervention consisting of a two-day health coaching programme for 777 clinicians and a further four-day programme for 25 of the clinicians to become in-house...

  • Summary: Evaluation of the 2010–13 Fit for Work Service pilots: final report

    Hillage J, Williams M, Marvell R, Shiels C, Gabbay M, Weston K, Humphreys I | Jun 2015 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This report pulls together the available evidence about whether seven extended Fit for Work pilots achieved their aims and in particular their effect on returning sickness absentees to work.

  • Evaluation of the 2010–13 Fit for Work Service pilots: final report

    Hillage J, Williams M, Marvell R, Shiels C, Gabbay M, Weston K, Humphreys I | Jun 2015 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This report presents the available evidence on whether the Fit for Work pilots achieved their aims, in particular, whether the Year 2 and 3 pilots succeeded in providing biopsychosocial support to sickness absentees, improving their health, and helping them to return to work.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 1

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report is the first of a series of evidence reviews. It includes evidence from five studies about the way in which supervisors can affect the wellbeing of the people they manage.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 2

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report is the second of a series evidence reviews. It reviews studies which examined the effectiveness of organisational interventions that aimed to support line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they managed.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 3

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report presents the third of a series of evidence reviews and is a qualitative review of non-intervention studies which explore the workplace factors that facilitate or constrain the ability of line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they manage.