Clinical governance group

The clinical governance group (CGG) has been established to lead and oversee clinical interventions that support the police wellbeing agenda.

The CGG is concerned with systems change and will set the strategic direction for, and deliver priorities in relation to, medical and occupational health policy and standards.

Page updated March 2025

Occupational health

In this section you will find everything you need to know about occupational health (OH) within UK policing. This includes the occupational health standards, the occupational health section of the Blue Light Wellbeing Framework, and access to our police occupational health practitioner network and the good practice hub.

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Suicide prevention and postvention

In this section you will find details of the work we are doing around suicide prevention and postvention including our suicide postvention toolkit.

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Local healthcare engagement

This resource has been developed to support Chief Officer Teams in engaging with their local healthcare commissioners to work towards better police-informed healthcare.

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National Health and Wellbeing Strategy

This is the first-ever National Police Health and Wellbeing Strategy for policing across England and Wales. This practical, evidence-based strategy provides clear guidance to help police forces build strong wellbeing support for everyone who works in policing.

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Medical standards for recruits

This working group is currently developing a national programme to ensure all 43 Home Office police forces are provided with clear standards for clinical and occupational health decision-making when carrying out fitness assessments of new recruits.

In development

Ill health retirement

Here you will find guidance and support relating to the ill health retirement process of police officers and staff.

In development

Document library

Access general and strategic occupational health documents in this section.

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