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<p>On the 21 November 2018 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published revised
guidance for employers on compliance with the existing Health and Safety (First Aid)
Regulations 1981 (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/needs-assessment.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/needs-assessment.htm</a>).
HSE developed this revised guidance with Mental Health First Aid-England to clarify
and increase employer understanding that mental health should already be considered
alongside physical health when undertaking a first aid needs assessment. The findings
from this assessment will help direct employers to decide what measures they need
to put in place. There are a range of actions that employers can undertake, but their
choice should be guided by the outcomes of their first aid needs assessment and will
depend on factors such as employee needs, the type of work and size of company.</p><p>
</p><p>HSE has communicated this clarified guidance directly to key stakeholders involved
in the design and delivery of first aid at work training courses.</p><p> </p><p>HSE
is also taking opportunities to raise awareness through existing activity under its
Health and Work programme, where preventing work-related mental ill health is a key
priority. There is also related wider government activity led by the Joint DWP/DHSC
Work and Health Unit to promote mental health core standards from the Lord Stevenson
and Paul Farmer ‘Thriving at Work’ review published in October 2017, to help employers
implement a comprehensive approach to managing mental health in the workplace.</p>
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