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<p>HM Treasury takes the wellness of its staff seriously. Wellness is incorporated
within the Treasury’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing policy.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16
the following wellness initiatives were given priority:<br></p><ul><li><p>reducing
levels of sickness absence relating to Mental and Behavioural Disorders (including
stress, depression, anxiety) and Musculoskeletal Disorders;</p></li><li><p>increasing
the usage of the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP); and</p><p>In addition the Treasury
has signed up to two key external initiatives:<br></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>the Public
Health Responsibility Deal. Every April the Treasury reports to the Dept of Health
on the activities carried out to meet the six pledges signed up to; and</p></li><li><p>the
‘Time to Change’ pledge. Following this a Mental Wellbeing Network was set up and
a range of associated activities take place focusing on improving the mental wellbeing
of Treasury employees.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we support and provide reasonable
adjustments for a variety of physical and mental conditions and requirements.</p></li></ul>
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