The Problem
AfW Consulting can help you manage all these issues, by advising on wellbeing policies, undertaking assessments of your working environments and/or staff to identify potential problems before they become serious, providing support and treatment of any established cases and thus minimising the impact of back pain and related absence on your business. No company is either too big or small.
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• Dame Carol Black's recent report "Working for a Healthier Tomorrow", highlights the need for Prevention, and Early Intervention to reduce the amount of work time lost through sickness:
• "Musculo-skeletal disorders, of which back pain is the most common, have accounted for around 1 in 8 of all sick notes issued in recent years."
• "It's a huge problem, which we have to tackle now for the good of the workforce both today and tomorrow."
• "Early intervention is key to achieving a quick and sustained recovery and avoiding long-term ill-health. Being able to continue working in a supportive and healthy environment is also important."
• "I would totally support the power of positive thinking when it comes to back pain, but having an employer who recognises and understands the issues before acting quickly to remedy them is also vital. We all have to believe we can do it, if we are to succeed in making Britain healthier and happier at work."
Dame Carol Black Director for Health and Work (Vice Patron Back Care).
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Building the Case for Wellness
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