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Simplyhealth back care factsheet for buisnesses

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7.6 million working days are lost every year due to work related musculoskeletal disorders. We can help prevent back pain becoming a problem for your business.

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Key facts Factsheet An estimated 583,000 people in Great Britain suffer from a musculoskeletal disorder they believe was caused or made worse by work. We can help prevent Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics Musculoskeletal injuries make up 57% of long-term back pain becoming absence for manual workers and 46% of non-manual workers. a problem for your Source: CIPD Absence Management Survey 2011 7.6 million working days are lost every year due to business work related musculoskeletal disorders. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics 44% of all work related illnesses are musculoskeletal disorders, with agricultural, construction and postal and courier industries seeing the highest rates. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems. Alongside the upper limbs, they make up 80% of all issues. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics If you have any questions dont hesitate to call us on 0845 075 0063 visit www.simplyhealth.co.uk/forbusiness or email us: forbusiness@simplyhealth.co.uk For more information on musculoskeletal disorders visit www.simplyhealth.co.uk/backcare www.simplyhealth.co.uk/socialmedia 1207024 Simplyhealth is a trading name of Simplyhealth Access, registered and incorporated in England and Wales, No.183035. Registered office: Hambleden House, Waterloo Court, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1LQ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Your calls may be recorded and monitored for training and quality assurance purposes.
What you can do What we can do to help you How we do it Dealing with back pain How a plan from Simplyhealth Heres an example of 1. Get your staff involved can help how it works Talking to your staff about ways to counter back pain is good because Simplyhealth plans are flexible enough to suit the needs of your business and your budget. They can help you address problem areas including One of our associate directors was involved in a minor road traffic accident that threw his back out. Under the plan he was able to claim they know what they find difficult and sickness absence and help your employees feel valued. money back for the regular osteopathy treatment he needed. He was often have good ideas about how to really grateful and wonderfully impressed that he could provide bank Evidence shows improve things. that good relationships details and be paid directly into his account. Involving employees and safety between employers and Basic Simply Cash Plan employees are important in representatives in discussions about plan Our plan covers your employees for everyday treatments Gerry Scrase, Financial Controller, David Lock Associates the successful management how to improve health and safety will of back pain problems and starts from just 贈1 per employee, per week. also make it easier to agree changes, Source: HSE The basic plan lets employees claim 贈150 annually and employees will be more likely Heres how weve towards treatments including physiotherapy, chiropractic, to follow procedures that they have osteopathy and acupuncture. helped to design. It also provides up to 贈500 annually towards the cost of diagnostic consultations and scans. helped others 2. Assess the risks and find ways to avoid or reduce them The Trustees recognise that healthy staff work more efficiently, and encourage our staff to take advantage of all elements of the policy, Five steps to assessing risk in your business: including responding to the first twinges of back pain with chiropractic, Choice 4 - Managing absence Step 1 - Identify the hazards physiotherapy or osteopathy treatment. The fact that there is no need (25p per employee per week) for a GP referral and no excess removes two of the main barriers to early Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how Telephone access to Human Resources experts action. Step 3 - Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions Help with getting employees back to work Julie Alsford, Director of Finance, Age Concern Step 4 - Record your findings and implement them Provides expertise in occupational health, nursing, osteopathy and physiotherapy Step 5 - Review your assessment and update if necessary 3. Know what your obligations are as an employer Keep a record and analyse sickness absence so you can spot any Simply medical insurance trends early An effective way to give your employees access to diagnosis and treatment. We have a number of options depending on the size Use an occupational health provider if you are worried about the and needs of your business. number of employees affected by back pain Invest in effective sickness absence management Preferential Our most comprehensive option that provides extensive levels of The Health and Safety Executive website has a wealth of information like medical cover, benefits and associated services. this about minimising risk in your business and gives guidance on specific Accessible industries: An ideal starting point for health cover providing excellent value for www.hse.gov.uk money and a wide range of medical benefits.

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Simplyhealth back care factsheet for buisnesses

  • 1. Key facts Factsheet An estimated 583,000 people in Great Britain suffer from a musculoskeletal disorder they believe was caused or made worse by work. We can help prevent Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics Musculoskeletal injuries make up 57% of long-term back pain becoming absence for manual workers and 46% of non-manual workers. a problem for your Source: CIPD Absence Management Survey 2011 7.6 million working days are lost every year due to business work related musculoskeletal disorders. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics 44% of all work related illnesses are musculoskeletal disorders, with agricultural, construction and postal and courier industries seeing the highest rates. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems. Alongside the upper limbs, they make up 80% of all issues. Source: Health and Safety Executive statistics If you have any questions dont hesitate to call us on 0845 075 0063 visit www.simplyhealth.co.uk/forbusiness or email us: forbusiness@simplyhealth.co.uk For more information on musculoskeletal disorders visit www.simplyhealth.co.uk/backcare www.simplyhealth.co.uk/socialmedia 1207024 Simplyhealth is a trading name of Simplyhealth Access, registered and incorporated in England and Wales, No.183035. Registered office: Hambleden House, Waterloo Court, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1LQ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Your calls may be recorded and monitored for training and quality assurance purposes.
  • 2. What you can do What we can do to help you How we do it Dealing with back pain How a plan from Simplyhealth Heres an example of 1. Get your staff involved can help how it works Talking to your staff about ways to counter back pain is good because Simplyhealth plans are flexible enough to suit the needs of your business and your budget. They can help you address problem areas including One of our associate directors was involved in a minor road traffic accident that threw his back out. Under the plan he was able to claim they know what they find difficult and sickness absence and help your employees feel valued. money back for the regular osteopathy treatment he needed. He was often have good ideas about how to really grateful and wonderfully impressed that he could provide bank Evidence shows improve things. that good relationships details and be paid directly into his account. Involving employees and safety between employers and Basic Simply Cash Plan employees are important in representatives in discussions about plan Our plan covers your employees for everyday treatments Gerry Scrase, Financial Controller, David Lock Associates the successful management how to improve health and safety will of back pain problems and starts from just 贈1 per employee, per week. also make it easier to agree changes, Source: HSE The basic plan lets employees claim 贈150 annually and employees will be more likely Heres how weve towards treatments including physiotherapy, chiropractic, to follow procedures that they have osteopathy and acupuncture. helped to design. It also provides up to 贈500 annually towards the cost of diagnostic consultations and scans. helped others 2. Assess the risks and find ways to avoid or reduce them The Trustees recognise that healthy staff work more efficiently, and encourage our staff to take advantage of all elements of the policy, Five steps to assessing risk in your business: including responding to the first twinges of back pain with chiropractic, Choice 4 - Managing absence Step 1 - Identify the hazards physiotherapy or osteopathy treatment. The fact that there is no need (25p per employee per week) for a GP referral and no excess removes two of the main barriers to early Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how Telephone access to Human Resources experts action. Step 3 - Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions Help with getting employees back to work Julie Alsford, Director of Finance, Age Concern Step 4 - Record your findings and implement them Provides expertise in occupational health, nursing, osteopathy and physiotherapy Step 5 - Review your assessment and update if necessary 3. Know what your obligations are as an employer Keep a record and analyse sickness absence so you can spot any Simply medical insurance trends early An effective way to give your employees access to diagnosis and treatment. We have a number of options depending on the size Use an occupational health provider if you are worried about the and needs of your business. number of employees affected by back pain Invest in effective sickness absence management Preferential Our most comprehensive option that provides extensive levels of The Health and Safety Executive website has a wealth of information like medical cover, benefits and associated services. this about minimising risk in your business and gives guidance on specific Accessible industries: An ideal starting point for health cover providing excellent value for www.hse.gov.uk money and a wide range of medical benefits.