Occupational health and wellbeing initiatives: A brief overview of the evidence

Network Rail commissioned the University of Brighton Business School to conduct a review of the literature to inform best practices and highlight elements of effective workplace health initiatives that may be relevant to Network Rail. The primary objectives of this piece of work are:

• To identify, from scientific literature, grey literature, and case studies best practice in workplace health and wellbeing interventions relevant to Network Rail;
• To provide recommendations to help Network Rail develop best practice in promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace.

This report is based on secondary, desk-based methods. Specifically, two reviews (one of the empirical literature and one of the grey literature) were conducted to highlight elements of effective workplace health and wellbeing initiatives. The methodology and scope were tailored to the project brief and the time available to complete this work.