Health Works A review of the Scottish Governments Healthy Working Lives Strategy A report on implementation May 2013

In 2009 the Scottish Government undertook a review of its health and work strategy and published Health Works, which outlined a range of actions for improvement. This report details the progress and outcomes of these actions three years on


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