In this special Diamond Days episode, host Amy McEwen brings together two leading voices in workplace health – Professor Neil Greenberg, president of SOM and Peter Cheese, CEO of the CPID – to discuss the Keep Britain Working report by Sir Charlie Mayfield.

The conversation dives into the future of work, wellbeing, and the collaboration needed between HR and occupational health to address the UK’s growing challenge of economic inactivity due to ill health.

You will gain insights into how both sectors can build structured, evidence-based approaches to wellbeing, empower non-clinical workplace health professionals, and help businesses of all sizes create healthier, more productive workplaces.

 💬 Key Topics Discussed

• The Keep Britain Working review and its implications for the future of workplace health.
• The vital partnership between HR and occupational health in supporting employees.
• Building a “Healthy Work Life Cycle” — from early intervention to prevention.
• Developing non-clinical workplace health professionals and training frameworks.
• Supporting SMEs in accessing occupational health expertise.
• The importance of data, evidence, and measurement through the proposed Workplace Health Intelligence Unit.
• Creating a structured, science-based approach to wellbeing and reducing stress at work.

🔗  Keep Britain Working – Sir Charlie Mayfield Review

The SOM podcast is sponsored by Orchid Live - specialist occupational health software used by a number of SOM members to run every aspect of their occupational health operations. They hold healthcare records for over 1 million UK workers and work with both in-house OH teams and OH providers. You can find out more at OrchidLive.com.