Skip to main content

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1510: tabled on 30 January 2006

Tabled in the 2005-06 session.

This motion has been signed by 1 Member. It has not yet had any amendments submitted. The tabling Member has subsequently withdrawn this motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This motion has subsequently been withdrawn by the tabling Member.

Motion text

That this House welcomes the aim of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Cancer Research UK and Asthma UK to get the UK's workplaces healthier and more active; recognises that 60 per cent. of the working population's waking hours are spent in employment; is conscious of the positive impact activity can have on physical and mental wellbeing; acknowledges that a significiant proportion of incapacity benefit claimants could have remained in work given the right ergonomic advice, early intervention or exercise; is aware that 12.7 million working days are lost to asthma each year; notes that businesses have reported good financial returns on investment in occupational health services, as high as a £12 return in every pound spent; and calls for growing investment in NHS occupational health services, early access to rehabilitation, and health and safety advice services for businesses large and small as part of a strategy to build a healthier workforce.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.