NICE has been asked by the Department of Health (DH) to develop public health guidance on management practices to improve the health of employees, with a particular focus on the role of line managers and organisational context. The guidance will cover support for managers, training, and awareness of employee health issues including managing sickness absence, as well as policies and the organisational context.

The guidance will be developed by a Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC). This PHAC will make recommendations based on reviews of evidence that use a range of types of evidence and information, including quantitative, qualitative, grey and good practice evidence, process evaluations and cost-effectiveness data, and an economic evaluation.