NHS Work and Health Forum
A national network for health leaders tackling record high levels of economic inactivity.
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The NHS Work and Health Forum provides practical support to help integrated care boards establish outcome targets to reduce economic inactivity – a key recommendation in the 10 Year Health Plan.
Launched in September 2025 as the NHS Work and Health Network, the forum is delivered in partnership with NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions.
Through a mix of interactive workshops and presentations from thought leaders, the forum:
- Helps you to integrate work, health and skills services
- Provides a space for learning from others about what works
- Enables you to inform and co-design work, health and skills policy with NHS leaders and national government.
Please sign-up to express an interest in joining future sessions.
For any questions about our work in this area, feel free to contact conor.jackson@thenhsalliance.org.
Who is the forum for?
While the forum is primarily aimed at people leading work and health initiatives in ICBs, it is open to others working in the wider work and health system, including:
- NHS trusts
- voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
- primary care
- local government.
How can we help?
The forum is open to integrated care boards, trusts, primary care networks, providing practical support to help all parts of the NHS and beyond, establish outcome targets to reduce economic inactivity – a key recommendation in the 10-Year Health Plan. Through our forum we look to share examples of best practice, understand the latest in research on work and health, and provide opportunities for you to learn more about implementing work and health approaches for your communities.
How do I get in touch?
The forum lead is Conor Jackson, who joined on secondment from the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care’s Joint Work and Health Directorate. You can contact Conor to find out more about the forum and events.
Programme of events
We will be running a series of events throughout 2026-27, in partnership with NHS England and the Joint Work and Health Directorate, and we are looking forward to sharing more about those in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, if you have any ideas, questions, or would like to get in touch, please do reach out to Conor.
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