Could you help shape the future of Racing’s Occupational Health Service? We need to hear your views.
Racing’s Occupational Health Service exists to support racing’s workforce to either remain in work or return to work following illness or injury. The successful service is now entering its third full year and we are keen to hear from employers on how we can continue to improve the service.
We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the employee assistance programme (EAP) specialists Care first, who will be supporting the us with the delivery of Racing’s Support Line to the industry.
Dawn Goodfellow, Racing Welfare Chief Executive said “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Care first. Racing’s Support Line is something that we should be hugely proud of as an industry and demonstrates our commitment to providing racing’s people with access to a comprehensive level of support for all of life’s issues. It is hugely gratifying to be able to highlight the support and expertise on offer through Care first and I am confident that the benefits of our new partnership will be far reaching for the industry.”
A historic partnership has been agreed between Racing Welfare and The Racing Foundation, securing funding for some of the charity’s key services over next three years.
The agreement, which comes into effect in January 2019, will see The Racing Foundation award £3.89 million to Racing Welfare over the next three years, reflecting the charity’s position as the UK’s core provider of human welfare services for everyone living and working in the horseracing and Thoroughbred breeding industries. The funding has been allocated to the Wellbeing Strand of Racing Welfare’s service provision, covering four key aspects: Racing’s Occupational Health Service, the Careers Advice and Training Service (CATS), Racing’s Support Line and the development of the charity’s mental health services going forwards.
Rob Hezel, Chief Executive of The Racing Foundation, said
Racing’s Occupational Health Service, operated by Racing Welfare, receives its national launch on Monday 3rd September 2018. The service offers a framework for the management of the physical and mental wellbeing of all those working in the racing and Thoroughbred breeding industries. The overriding aim of the service is to prevent and treat work related illness and injury. It will also work to promote the safety, health and wellbeing of British horseracing’s workforce.
