Workforce & Wellbeing Services

Framework Agreement Description

The framework for workforce and wellbeing services has been built to deliver a high quality multi-disciplinary occupational health and wellbeing services to the NHS and public organisations. This framework includes a full range of core services to manage sickness and absence management, plus an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which provides health and wellbeing information to staff and employees. The workforce and wellbeing services framework also includes a lot for optical services and offers SEQOHS (Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service) accredited service.

Framework Agreement Information

Workforce & Wellbeing Services [478KB]

When does the framework start?
16 March 2018 - 15 March 2022

Who can take advantage?
Public Sector, including Local Authorities, NHS Organisations, educational institutions, the emergency services and others

Overview
The framework has been built to deliver a high quality multi-disciplinary Occupational Health and Wellbeing service, to include a full range of core services and offering SEQOHS (Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service) accredited service.

What's on offer?
Lot 1 - Occupational Health
Lot 2 - EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
Lot 3 - Occupational Health & EAP Combined
Lot 4 - Optical Services

Workforce and Wellbeing Services Framework

Why should I use it?
• COST SAVINGS
Delivering cost savings through a reduction in staff absence levels, to tackle the estimates from Public Health England, which put the cost to the NHS of staff absence due to poor health at £2.4bn a year - accounting for around £1 in every £40 of the total budget.
• CHOICE OF SUPPLIERS
A broad choice of suppliers some of which are able to supply to all regions/sub regions.
• PROACTIVE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
To manage sickness absence and support staff to remain in work and/or return to work promptly.
• EMPLOYEE AWARENESS
Raises employee awareness of the value of occupational health and wellbeing activity to motivate employees to participate and take responsibility for managing their own health.
• COMPLIANCE
A fully OJEU-compliant route to purchase services.

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Supplier and Lot Details

Supplier	Lot 1 - Occupational Health	Lot 2 - EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)	Lot 3 - Occupational Health & EAP Combined	Lot 4 -Optical Services
Aintree University Hospital NHS FT	x
ASE Corporate Eyecare				x
CareFirst		x
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	x
GEL Ltd Trading as Healthwork	x
Health Assured		x
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust	x	x	x
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	x
Network of Staff Supporters		x
People Asset Management	x	x	x
Duncan & Todd Trading as Smart Employee Eyecare				x
Solent NHS Trust	x
Specsavers Optical Group Ltd				x
Stockport NHS Trust	x
Team Prevent UK Ltd	x	x	x
Right Corecare Trading as Vita Health Wellness		x
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh FT	x

Lot 1 - Occupational Health; Absence management and referral, work health assessment, ill health retirement, immunisations / vaccinations / inoculations, health surveillance, counselling services, physiotherapy management support and health and wellbeing services
Lot 2 - EAP (Employee Assistance Programme); EAP services, health and wellbeing information and awareness, counselling services, workplace mediation and management support
Lot 3 - Occupational Health & EAP Combined
Lot 4 - Optical Services; Eye care services on or off site.

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Framework Contact Info Telephone

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