Government failing to help long-term ill back to work

Employers and affected individuals are getting little help from the
Government to rehabilitate staff that return to work after long-term sick
leave, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).

The organisation is calling for a national effort to cut the number of
people claiming disability-related benefits by ensuring that "everyone who
has the inclination and capacity to do so" can return to work.

A recent study of 285 IoD members shows that government initiatives to
improve occupational health (OH) have been met with a lukewarm response from
employers, and only 10 per cent of those who had used the NHS Plus service
rated the information it provided as ‘good’.

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Only 20 per cent gave the same rating to the Government’s new rehabilitation
pilot schemes, but independent OH bodies were considered to deliver a good
service by 40 per cent of the respondents.  www.iod.co.uk

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