Imogen Cardwell | Clinical Operations Director at PAM Group
Jun 13, 20231 min
As the government reviews its policies for addressing long-term sickness absence, PAM OH has been invited to become part of the conversation. Imogen Cardwell, our clinical operations director, will be presenting a review of over 1,300 OH cases to Westminster later this month.
This data analysis shows the positive impact that referring people into OH, before they become too sick to work, can have on preventing absence. Overall, in-work referrals into occupational health were found to prevent two-thirds of people from going absent.
This shows just how vital supporting employees to quickly overcome the mental health and MSK issues driving absence is. However, one in six managers were found to be waiting until the employee had been off sick for at least a month before offering support.
If the government’s £400m investment in occupational health is to succeed, it’s critical that OH is no longer used as a last resort for solving absence. Instead, we will be demonstrating to Westminster why occupational health must be a first port of call for keeping people in work.
Find out how a more proactive approach to OH can reduce sickness absence by 64%