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Centre for Workplace Health - Introduction
The Centre for Workplace Health was established formally on 12 September
2005, with an official launch in November 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. The Centre
hosts the largest group of occupational health specialists in the
UK delivering high quality research, training and occupational health
services.
The combination of the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and HSL, with the involvement of
all parties in highly regarded local networks (Sheffield Occupational
Health Advisory Service (SOHAS), Sheffield Occupational Health Development
Group (SOHDG)), our establishment of a regional network of occupational
health groups and our national/international contacts (e.g. WHO
Collaborating Centre in Occupational Health status), 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 aims of the Centre are:
- 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.
- To offer value for money occupational health services that deliver
measureable health improvements in workplaces.
In addition to these activities the Centre for Workplace Health coordinates the Group of Occupational Respiratory Disease Specialists (GORDS) network.
GORDS - further details
Further Information
Contact the Centre by telephone (+44) 01298 218447 or email cwh@hsl.gov.uk.
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