Guidance

Health and work: medical education and other resources for healthcare professionals

Published 25 October 2013

Advice from healthcare professionals can affect whether people are absent from work, for how long and whether they take steps to return to work. Their advice also helps us to make sure disabled people receive the right support.

This guidance provides information for healthcare professional about medical education and other resources related to health and work.

Diploma in Disability Assessment Medicine

The Diploma in Disability Assessment Medicine is a qualification introduced by the Faculty of Occupational for doctors who want to demonstrate a level of proficiency in disability assessment medicine. Their website includes the diploma regulations, reading list and guidance notes for candidates.

Health and work in general practice

The Royal College of General Practitioners runs half-day Health and work in general practice workshops to improve the way GPs deal with clinical issues relating to work and health.

Work and health – online learning

Health e-Working e-learning modules are designed to show healthcare professionals how to incorporate work and health issues into the daily management of patients.

Royal College of Psychiatrists – work and mental health

The Royal College of Psychiatrists provides information about returning to work after a period of mental ill health for workers, employers, clinicians and carers.

Long-term fluctuating health conditions – helping people stay in work

Work Life provides information for employers, employees and healthcare professionals to help people with long-term fluctuating health conditions stay in work, and lead an independent life.

Royal College of Surgeons – return to work guidance

The Royal College of Surgeons has a series of Get well soon leaflets that give patients practical advice on how to get back to their normal lives as quickly as possible. They include consensus-based return to work guidance. The leaflets were launched with funding from DWP.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – post-operative recovery

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has a series of patient Recovering Well leaflets aimed specifically at women recovering from gynaecological surgery, to help them plan for a return to fitness, including work.

Concepts of rehabilitation – evidence base

The Concepts of rehabilitation report (2004) included an evidence base for the better management and rehabilitation of common health problems.

Is work good for your health and well-being? – independent review

This independent review (2006) collated and evaluated evidence on the question Is work good for your health and well-being?

Health, work and wellbeing – evidence and research

We’ve published a collection of health, work and wellbeing – evidence and research.

Other resources

• Access to Work – help if health or disability affects the way someone does their job
• British Occupational Health Research Foundation
• Child Trust Fund
• www.doctors.net.uk
• Financial Assistance Scheme – for pension schemes
• Health, work and wellbeing – the DWP initiative
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• occupational medicine, Faculty of
• occupational medicine, Society of
• occupational health in the NHS
• Personal Independence Payment toolkit – for support organisations
• Welfare reform communications toolkit – briefing notes for stakeholders
• www.yourworkhealth.com – managing chronic fluctuating conditions