The Centre for Workplace Health
The Centre for Workplace Health (CWH) was launched in 2005. This
national centre of excellence builds on an existing tripartite
agreement between the University of
Sheffield, the Health and Safety Laboratory and the Sheffield
Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust dating back to
1997. The skill mix of the partners afforded an opportunity
to establish a multidisciplinary 'Centre for Workplace Health'. In
doing so, we have moved the emphasis away from the academic
discipline of Occupational Medicine to the partnership approach for
Occupational Health
delivery, which will help to achieve national targets set by UK
Government. The Centre hosts the largest group of
occupational health specialists in the UK delivering high quality research, training and advice.
CWH aims to use high quality research and development to
develop simple practical solutions to workplace problems; to
increase the knowledge available to those who are active in the
treatment, planning, prevention and legal process associated with
workplace illness and injury such that the impact of this cause of
ill health is minimised.
National and International collaboration
In addition to the core activities the Centre for Workplace
Health also co-ordinates certain national activities (for
example the Group of Occupational Respiratory Disease Specialists
(GORDS)
network and has international links (iGORDS and WHO Collaborating
Centre ) being two active
examples.
The CWH team
CWH employs individuals who work across traditional
organisational boundaries, including consultant respiratory
physicians, an occupational physician, a sports exercise and
rheumatology physician and a respiratory nurse specialist. This
unique arrangement allows development of work across organisations,
bringing benefit to each partner and novel solutions to our
customers. Click here for further
information.
CWH News
Keep up to date with the work of CWH with our news page, including our external newsletter.
Please contact CWH by telephone (+44) 01298 218607 or
e-mail cwh@hsl.gsi.gov.uk