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The true cost of ill health
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Reduced Productivity
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Cost of sick pay and lost days |
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Potential for costly litigation |
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Cost of high staff turnover |
We can help
As part of a team providing a complete occupational
healthcare service, our nationwide network of
physical therapists give those of your employees
suffering muscle-and-bone type problems, access
to early intervention. Our experts are trained
to rapidly assess and treat the problems at source
in a "getting to the root of it" approach.
The Benefits
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Reduction
in the number of work related injuries
One county council with 2000 employees saw
a reduction in the number of back injuries
of 34% during the first 10 months of offering
physical therapy to its staff.
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Reduction in Sickness
Absence
In 1990 a regional electricity
company realized that back pain and similar
disorders were accounting for one third
of the total number of sickness absence
days per year. This included time waiting
for NHS physiotherapy appointments. For
the average case of back pain - early intervention
with physical therapy resulted in employees
being back at work 5 weeks earlier than
previously!
In 1990 the average number of days of sickness
absence per employee was 14.5 per year.
Following the introduction of physical therapy
this was reduced to 7.1 in 1998.
In a power station where musculoskeletal
problems accounted for 33% of the total
number of sickness absence days, use of
physical therapy resulted in a reduction
of sickness absence from 598 lost days in
the six months before, to 345 lost days
in the six months after its introduction.
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Some Painful Facts
119 million certified days of sickness absence from
back pain cost industry over 6 billion pounds in
1997.
In 1999 about 25% of those surveyed with
back pain alone or back pain and lower limb
problems were forced to change jobs.
The longer a person is off work with musculoskeletal
problems, the less likely it is that they will
be able to return to work. In fact, individuals
who cannot work because of their back pain and
still have symptoms after one year, have less
than 2% chance of returning to their jobs.
None of the surveys have taken into account the
unknown factor of the cost of litigation!
Help is at Hand
From small businesses with local needs to large
corporations with a workforce spread out across
the nation, your staff sickness problems are our
concern.
Early intervention is the key!
Don't hesitate to contact us straight away. We
are ready to assess your company's individual
needs as we believe that no two situations are
the same, so we will be happy to visit your company
for an onsite meeting to hear your case and share
with you what we can offer.
Further Information
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