Creating an inclusive, safe and supportive workplace
We want to be an organisation that values compassionate management and supports people to bring their authentic self, every day, to a fair, inclusive, safe and supportive workplace.
Tony Vickers-Byrne
As well as chairing PHE's Health and Work Programme Board, Tony is our Director of HR and has over twenty years' experience at director level, primarily in the NHS. This included roles at the Royal Brompton & Harefield and the Royal Surrey, Guildford NHS trusts. Tony was HR Director at the Health Protection Agency prior to PHE.
Tony is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Making the workplace a safe space to be LGB&T
Being yourself at work is key to being able to achieve both your personal and professional potential.
Giving staff strong foundations and opportunities
PHE is the first public sector organisation to subscribe to the Business in the Community (BITC) Workwell Benchmark Programme. A number of FTSE 100 companies also subscribe to help them create healthier and more productive workplaces. ‘People are our greatest …
Towards a national model of workplace wellbeing
On 4 June 2014, we will be celebrating the launch of the new Workplace Wellbeing Charter standards for England and so I am revisiting the issue of healthy workplaces and the need for all organisations to work to improve the …
Right people, right time, right place
The Human Resources team has been busy over the past year transferring more than 5,000 staff from 120 sender organisations safely into PHE and appointing 1,000 new staff across our 115 different sites, ranging from Glasgow to Truro. This was only …
Employers working together for the health and wellbeing of their staff
The past few weeks have seen PHE involved in some exciting initiatives with other employers who share our commitment to taking good care of the physical health and mental wellbeing of their staff. There is a real groundswell of energy …
Respecting and valuing diversity in the workforce
...lesbian, gay and bisexual employees would not feel confident reporting homophobic bullying in their workplace a quarter (26 per cent) of lesbian, gay and bisexual workers are not at all...
Making work a safe place for those experiencing domestic violence
...was happening, recognising the domestic violence and abuse, providing reassurance and signposting to specialist services and support. But domestic violence doesn’t just stay at home; the impact on an individual’s...
Supporting people when they need it most
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Improving health in the workplace, Mental health
...our organisation who are facing these very real challenges and doing their best in circumstances that aren't going to change overnight. We know there is still a job to do,...