Leading the way in improving working lives

You can be confident that no other organisation is more concerned with your health and well-being.

Ensuring all of our employees have a healthy work/life balance is a prime directive for us.

That’s why the “Improving Working Lives” standard is the cornerstone of our work – our visible commitment to becoming a good, healthy employer. And it's setting a standard so high that it has been adopted by regulatory bodies to assess organisations.

The standard sets out the benchmarks by which NHS organisations can create flexible working environments that promote staff welfare and development, and enable NHS staff to measure their employer's human resources management, by offering progressive employment practices such as:

• Flexible working (including options for flexible retirement)
  
  
• Valuing equality and diversity
  
  
• Access to childcare and carer support
  
  
• Tackling discrimination, harassment and bullying in the workplace
  
  
• Training and development
  
  
• Health in work
  
  
• Staff involvement and communication
  

Employers across the NHS are also working in partnership with a number of programmes and initiatives, including Investors In People (IIP) and their "Health and Well-being at Work" framework. We’re also working with the Department of Health's "Health, Work and Well-being" strategy, and the "Positively Diverse" programme.

Healthy living for everyone

The NHS Live Well agenda is dedicated to ensuring the well-being and health of our staff. There is advice and guidance to cover all aspects of our lives – from fitness and good food through to allergies, alcohol and snoring!

Click here to visit the Live Well website.