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An evaluation of the 'IPS in IAPT' Psychological Wellbeing and Work Feasibility pilot
- Authors:
- STEADMAN Karen, THOMAS Rosemary
- Publisher:
- The Work Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- London
Report on the pilot of a scheme to help people with mental health problems, who are claiming Employment Support Allowance, find paid work. The scheme provided employment support based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, alongside the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. The evaluation shows that across the different participant groups, and across the pilot sites, there was considerable positivity about the IPS and IAPT service, including in those sites that did not already have a similar service in place. The report outlines a series of recommendations, including: enhancing the partnership relationship between IPS and IAPT providers; enhancing parallel provision of IPS and IAPT services; enhancing partnership working with Jobcentre Plus; and considering broadening of eligibility criteria. (Edited publisher abstract)
Symptoms of depression and their effects on employment
- Authors:
- STEADMAN Karen, TASKILA Tyna
- Publisher:
- The Work Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 79
- Place of publication:
- London
This study looks at the role that symptoms associated with depression can have on an individual’s ability to find a job, or remain in employment. It also explores the evidence around which interventions and support might improve employment outcomes for people experiencing these symptoms, and make a series of recommendations on how employment outcomes for this group may be enhanced. The study found that specific symptoms, including low mood, difficulty concentrating, and negative thinking, can have a considerable effect on employment outcomes, and that poor awareness and access to appropriate, evidence-based services are forming barriers to improving rates of employment for people with depression – many of whom want to work, and are able to work. The report was informed by a review of the recent academic literature on symptoms of depression and employment outcomes, and through interviews with experts in the field. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health and wellbeing at work: a survey of employees, 2014
- Authors:
- STEADMAN Karen, WOOD Martin, SILVESTER Hannah
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 171
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on findings from a Department for Work and Pensions commissioned survey into the relationship between health and work. The survey also aimed to monitor progress in the Health and Work policy programme and to build on evidence on what has worked to help people on sick leave return to work. The survey comprised telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 2,013 employees, and incorporated a boost sample of an additional 358 employees who had been off work sick for more than two weeks in the last 12 months. Questions covered employees’ experience of health and work, their history of sickness absence in the preceding 12 months and their views on the government's Fit for Work policy. The survey findings provide an overview of employee health and sickness absence in the UK; employees views about how health affected their work; the impact of health and wellbeing-related policies at work; and the effect of workplace culture, including relationships, trust and disclosure, effort, reward, and stress. The report also looks at factors associated with sickness absence of more than two weeks; the management of health conditions in the workplace; and respondents’ views about the Fit for Work service. (Edited publisher abstract)