Scotland’s Health at Work
Scotland’s Health at Work
 

Links

Listed below are links to our partner organisations and companies with which Scotland's Health at Work is associated. If you wish to be included in our links e-mail us at june.telford@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Age Positive
This website highlights changes to age discrimination legislation.
   
http://www.agepositive.gov.uk/agepartnershipgroup
Breast Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Care is the UK's leading provider of information, practical assistance and emotional support for anyone affected by breast cancer. Every year we reach over 1,000,000 people with breast cancer or breast health concerns.
   
http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer
   
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Choose Another Way
We all have good reasons to travel – but most of us don’t feel good about our travelling experiences. And for some of us travel is a nightmare. This site is here to help you choose another way of travelling. We think we’ll all get a lot more out of life when we get out of our cars more often. There are all sorts of travel options. So why not give some a go? Choose another way.
   
http://www.chooseanotherway.com
Choose Life
A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland. The Scottish Executive's Choose Life strategy was launched in December 2002 and forms a key part of the National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-Being in Scotland.
   
http://www.chooselife.net
Clearing the Air
Here you will find detailed questions and answers, as well as case studies on businesses (some of which are Scotland's Health at Work clients) that already have smoke – free policies. The ban is in place from March 26 2006.
   
http://www.clearingtheairscotland.com
Confederation of British Industry
The CBI's mission is to help create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. We are the premier lobbying organisation for UK business on national and international issues. We work with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively
   
http://www.cbi.org.uk
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
COSLA, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils.
   
http://www.cosla.gov.uk
Cycling Scotland
Many organisations agree that Scotland could benefit from an increase in cycle use. Most people, however, don’t realise that whether they choose to cycle or not, an increase in journeys made by bicycle will make a real difference to their daily lives.
   
http://cyclingscotland.org
Great Scottish Walk
Join the ever growing crowd and walk the Great Scottish Walk in Edinburgh on Sunday 18th June 2006. The 2005 walk proved to be the best ever with 7,000 people walking through the historic streets of Edinburgh, raising over 1 million pounds for Scottish charities. .
   
http://www.greatscottishwalk.com
Health and Safety Executive
Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain. Our mission is to protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled.
   
http://www.hse.gov.uk
Healthy Working Lives
The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives is an exciting new development in the field of workplace health. It was established in April 2005 to lead and support the delivery of the Workplace strand of the Scottish Executives's Health Improvement Challenge policy. The centre brings together the excellent work currently being delivered by Scotland's Health at Work, Safe and Healthy Working and the Workplace team within NHS Health Soctland. It's aim is to create a collaborative system that will add value to existing services.
   
www.healthyworkinglives.com
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
HIE's activities include: provision of business support services, delivery of training and learning programmes, assistance for community and cultural projects and measures for environmental renewal. These activities are primarily delivered by our ten Local Enterprise Companies (LECs)
   
http://www.hie.co.uk
Jogscotland
Our aim is to help people in their quest to improve their quality of life and to enjoy finding out how they can have a big impact on their long-term health and wellbeing.
   
http://www.jogscotland.org.uk
Mindful Employer
By Employers, For Employers Led and supported by employers, the MINDFUL EMPLOYER™ initiative is aimed at increasing awareness of mental health at work and providing support for businesses in recruiting and retaining staff.
   
http://www.mindfulemployer.net
NHS Health Scotland
Health Scotland is a new special health board created on 1 April 2003 by bringing together the Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS), and the Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS). We provide a national focus for improving health and will work with the Scottish Executive and other key partners to take action to improve health and reduce inequalities in Scotland.
   
http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk
Ridgemont
   
http://www.ridgemont.co.uk
Safe and Healthy Working
Safe and Healthy Working is a new occupational health and safety service for all employees and employers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland.
   
http://www.safeandhealthyworking.com
Salus Occupational Health and Safety
Salus is one of the largest NHS based multi-disciplinary teams of professionals in Scotland and is committed to providing the highest quality Occupational Health & Safety services to its clients. Uniquely, Salus offers a truly one stop shop approach to Occupational Health & Safety as well as an innovative approach to workplace health and safety management.
   
http://www.salus.co.uk
Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
The Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health aims to improve mental health and well being for individuals and communities in Scotland and enhance services and supports for people with mental health problems. We do this by providing services that offer training, information sharing and learning, research and evaluation, support for change and development. SDC is an independent not-for-profit organisation, established in 1997.
   
http://www.sdcmh.org.uk
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Executive is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. ( devolved and reserved matters)
   
http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Executive National Programme for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Welcome to 'Well?' on the web. 'Well?' is dedicated to communicating the work of the Scottish Executive's National Programme for Improving the Mental Health and Well-Being of Scotland's Population, which was launched in October 2001.
   
http://www.wellontheweb.net
Scottish Health on the Web (Includes links to Health Boards)
The SHOW service is provided by a team of people based within the Information and Statistics Division of NHSScotland. In addition to the SHOW team, the contributing websites on SHOW are provided by the organisations themselves and a dedicated army of NHSScotland staff. SHOW is supported and funded by the Scottish Executive
   
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Trades Union Congress
   
http://www.stuc.org
survey
   
http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=Pn1XinYhnJcUcZ_2fPzD7XVKF7J28niw44uQ9o0yGUi6Y_3d
Sustrans
Sustrans is a charity that works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport.
   
http://www.sustrans.org.uk
The See Me Campaign
The 'see me' campaign was launched in October 2002 to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland. The campaign is run by an alliance of five Scottish mental health organisations: Highland Users Group (HUG); National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland); Penumbra; the Royal College of Psychiatrists (Scottish Division) and the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
   
http://www.seemescotland.org