BrisDoc has a duty to ensure that all workplace risks are managed appropriately, including the management of work-related stress. The policy has been developed in line with guidance from the Health and Safety Executive, and provides guidance for managers on identifying and managing the cause and effect of workplace stressors.
BrisDoc recognises that stress and stress-related symptoms can prevent people from performing to the best of their ability and can affect their general health and wellbeing. Managing stress will be integral to BrisDoc’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
BrisDoc is committed to developing a working environment that protects the health, safety and welfare of all our staff. BrisDoc is obliged to meet its employer’s duty under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to:
- ensure that staff are not unduly harmed by their work activities,
- to assess the nature and scale of risks to health in the workplace, including those of a psychological nature, and
- introduce control measures to eliminate or reduce that risk.
To ensure BrisDoc meets its obligations and creates as stress free an environment as possible, any breaches to this policy will be taken seriously and, if appropriate, formal action may be taken in line with the appropriate policy
BrisDoc recognises the challenges (both organisational and personal) associated with identifying stress and discussing it openly, and aims to support employees and managers in meeting these challenges. Work-induced stress is now widely recognised as a significant problem in the health service as well as in all other sectors of the economy.
BrisDoc will take all reasonable steps to reduce health and safety risks from stress in the workplace to as low a level as reasonably practicable.