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<p>We know that the longer a working age person is out of work, the more difficult
it is for them to return to work and their health and wellbeing may worsen as a result,
which is why improving employment support for people with mental health issues is
a key priority for this Government.</p><p>The Command Paper <em>Improving Lives: The
Future of Work, Health and Disability</em>, published in November 2017, outlines actions
to improve out of work support, including:</p><ul><li>Investment in trials, proofs
of concept and feasibility studies to test ways to provide specialist support for
people with mental health conditions;</li><li>Doubling the number of employment advisers
working in NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services by over 300 by
2019, enabling greater provision of integrated psychological treatment and employment
support;</li><li>Enhancing mental health training for Jobcentre work coaches;</li><li>Supporting
NHS plans to increase access to the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model –
a model of integrated employment support within secondary mental health care services.</li></ul>
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