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Reducing Absence in the NHS
Friday, 26 March 2010 - Central London

Aims and Objectives

“There is a strong business case for investing in staff health and well-being. Organisations that prioritised staff health and well-being perform better, with improved patient satisfaction, stronger quality scores, better outcomes, higher levels of staff retention and lower rates of sickness absence” Final Boorman Report November 2009

With Boorman’s recommendations targeting every NHS organisation to reduce sickness absence rates by one third over the next 2 years, how is your organisation mobilising to meet this crucial productivity driver?

Chaired by Dr. Steve Boorman, this timely conference is designed for Health and Well-Being professionals and key partners with responsibility for embedding proactive staff health and well-being policies across HR, regulation and patient safety infrastructures in the NHS.

Delegates attending from across the country can expect to take back the following practical implementation guidance:

• Training line managers to support and uphold good practice
• Improving the impact and sustainability of current programmes
• Current case law
• Engaging staff in relevant health and well-being strategies
• Integrating proactive mental health, musculoskeletal and stress interventions into all policy

Take this opportunity to question our line up of innovative speakers, benchmark your existing practice with peers and make sure absenteeism in your organisation is a downward trend.

Benefits of Attending

• Hear in-depth insights from our conference Chair, Dr. Steve Boorman and give feedback on how his report recommendations are affecting your employees
• Identify where your current health and well-being programmes are failing to translate into improved productivity and patient safety rates
• Take away accurate legal guidance on embedding the new “Fit to Work” notes into your organisation’s HR governance
• Consider the wider challenges presented in writing up-to-date and compliant health and well-being policy
• Learn how Trusts are tackling the principle causes of absenteeism through integrated mental health and work-related stress workforce strategies
• Get inspiration and proven guidance on improving line managers’ competency in implementing safe, proactive health and well-being interventions with staff
• Reduce your absenteeism levels by joining up prevention, early intervention and rehabilitation into one coherent, effective policy

To view the conference brochure please follow the link: http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/brochures/NHS_Absenteeism_MKJE.pdf

For more information please contact Joanna Edwards on 020 7202 0526 or email joanna.edwards2@capita.co.uk