bWell has been designed to address key local and national health and social care policy objectives and is founded on a wide evidence base.
Below are listed some of the key documents that have informed the development of bWell:
Choosing Health White Paper 2004
Our Health, Our Care, Our Say 2006
Mental Health and Employment - DWP Research Report No. 513 2008
Mental Health and Work – A report for the National Director for Work and Health, March 2008
No One Written Off: Reforming welfare to rewards responsibility, Public Health Consultation July 2008
High Quality Care for All - NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, June 2008
Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, Dame Carol Black Report 2008
Building the case for wellness, PricewaterhouseCoopers, 4 February 2008
Carers at the heart of 21st century families and communities – HM Government
End of Life Care Strategy, Department for Health, July 2008
Health Inequalities: Progress and Next Steps, June 2008
Everyday People: The Mental Health Promotion Commissioning Strategy for Birmingham 2007-2010
National Service Frameworks – Mental Health
Securing Good Health for the Whole Population – Final Report, Derek Wanless, February 2004
Creating a Patient-led NHS, March 2005
West Midland Health & Well Being Strategy, January 2008
Mental Health at Work: Developing the Business Case policy paper 8, The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
(Please note: all links are to external sites)
Choosing Health considers how the Government has set out to inform and encourage the public as well as shape the commercial and cultural environment so that it is easier for individuals to choose a healthy lifestyle. It concerns itself with being a ‘down to earth and practical approach to public health policies’.
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The Our Health, Our Care, Our Say paper sets out a vision to provide people with good quality social care and NHS services in the communities where they live. It considers the basic principles of the NHS and the significant progress achieved through increased investment and reform.
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This report presents findings of a qualitative research project to investigate the relationship between mental health and employment. It was commissioned to address a gap in knowledge about the circumstances leading people with mental health conditions to claim incapacity benefits as well as exploring employers’ understanding and experience of dealing with mental health in the workplace.
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In response to a request by the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Dame Carole Black led this review of the health related factors that influence working life in Britain before making recommendations based on her findings. As suggested in the title it details issues relating to mental health such as stigma in the employment process and sickness absence.
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This Green Paper sets out plans for improving support and work incentives to create a system that rewards responsibility. The Consultation Paper continues the overhaul of the welfare system with the objective of maximising the number of people in employment and minimising the number of those receiving benefits.
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Lord Darzi’s report sets out a new foundation for the health service that empowers staff and gives patients choice. It details the need to drive improvements in the quality of care and build upon the success of the NHS.
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This review aims to address the human, social and economic costs of impaired health and well being in relation to working life in Britain. It doesn’t offer a solution but instead identifies the barriers to good health and interventions such as changes in attitudes and behaviours.
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Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP were commissioned to review the wider business case for workplaces wellness programmes in the UK, detailing the financial implications of this and a framework for programme implementation and management.
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This review is seen as the start of a process to create a support system for carers that is fit for the 21st century. The strategy discusses the Government's short-term agenda and long-term vision for the future care and support of carers.
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The End of Life Care Strategy is a publication by the Government that addresses issues relating to care provision for adults with advanced progressive illness in England. It seeks to provide people approaching the end of life with more choice about where they would like to live and die.
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This document outlines the Government’s approach to hit the 2010 health inequalities Public Service Agreement targets, assessing what has and has not worked, and setting the direction of travel beyond 2010. It achieves this by considering current health inequalities and potential interventions to reduce and eliminate these inequalities.
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This strategic document details a vision for promoting the mental health of those living in Birmingham and centres on reducing health inequalities.
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This National Service Framework addresses the mental health needs of working age adults up to 65. It sets out national standards; national service models; local action and national underpinning programmes for implementation; and a series of national milestones to assure progress.
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The Securing Good Health report builds upon the 2002 report on long term health trends. It provides an update of the challenges faced in implementing scenarios set out in the previous paper.
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This document explains how the NHS Improvement Plan will be delivered. It describes the major changes underway and how some of the biggest changes will be carried forward for a patient-led health service.
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This is the West Midlands Health and Well-being Strategy that will drive and influence delivery of health improvements across the West Midlands by linking with other regional strategies, such as the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy and the West Midlands Economic Strategy. It supports a more holistic approach to health.
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This paper discusses the importance to employers of mental health problems in the workforce, it draws on UK and international evidence to identify key effects of mental ill health and stress at work. It also seeks to quantify these in financial terms.
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