Aspirational targets for occupational health.

نویسنده

  • E M Gibby
چکیده

The new Occupational Health Strategy for Great Britain will have national aspirational targets. These will be common goals that all partners can work to, and should help to inspire local and specific targets for action. More attention needs to be paid to looking at outcomes, so that we can reduce the number of people suffering from work-related ill-health, as well as improving the health of the workforce. Both local and national targets will need evaluating, so that progress can be seen. Organisations who share their success, as well as challenges in making progress will help to spread improving practice.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Occupational medicine

دوره 50 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000