Description of indicator Commissioners and Providers should choose between Option A or Option B The introduction of health and wellbeing initiatives covering physical activity, mental health and improving access to physiotherapy for people with MSK issues. Providers should develop a plan and ensure the implementation against this plan. This plan will be subject to peer review (further guidance will be issue on the peer review aspect in the next 4-6 weeks). This should cover the following three areas; Introducing a range of physical activity schemes for staff. Providers would be expected to offer physical activity schemes with an emphasis on promoting active travel, building physical activity into working hours and reducing sedentary behaviour. They could also introduce physical activity sessions for staff which could include a range of physical activities such as; team sports, fitness classes, running clubs and team challenges. Improving for staff. A fast track physiotherapy service access to physiotherapy services for staff suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK) issues to ensure staff who are referred via GPs or Occupational Health can access it in a timely manner without delay; and Introducing a range of mental health initiatives for staff. Providers would be expected to offer support to staff such as, but not restricted to; stress management courses, line management training, mindfulness courses, counselling services including sleep counselling and mental health first aid training; Numerator N/A Denominator N/A Rationale for inclusion Estimates from Public Health England put the cost to the NHS of staff absence due to poor health at £2.4bn a year around £1 in every £40 of the total budget. This figure excludes the –
Description of indicator Commissioners and Providers should choose between Option A or Option B The introduction of health and wellbeing initiatives covering physical activity, mental health and improving access to physiotherapy for people with MSK issues. Providers should develop a plan and ensure the implementation against this plan. This plan will be subject to peer review (further guidance will be issue on the peer review aspect in the next 4-6 weeks). This should cover the following three areas; Introducing a range of physical activity schemes for staff. Providers would be expected to offer physical activity schemes with an emphasis on promoting active travel, building physical activity into working hours and reducing sedentary behaviour. They could also introduce physical activity sessions for staff which could include a range of physical activities such as; team sports, fitness classes, running clubs and team challenges. Improving access to physiotherapy services for staff. A fast track physiotherapy service for staff suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK) issues to ensure staff who are referred via GPs or Occupational Health can access it in a timely manner without delay; and Introducing a range of mental health initiatives for staff. Providers would be expected to offer support to staff such as, but not restricted to; stress management courses, line management training, mindfulness courses, counselling services including sleep counselling and mental health first aid training; Numerator N/A Denominator N/A Rationale for inclusion Estimates from Public Health England put the cost to the NHS of staff absence due to poor health at £2.4bn a year – around £1 in every £40 of the total budget. This figure excludes the