Job center staff will be placed in GP surgeries and physiotherapy clinics in an effort to get sick franchisees off benefits and back into work.
The vocational counselors help unemployed patients return to the workforce and find suitable employment.
of NHS It will work with the government to pilot the scheme from early next year, starting in areas with high economic activity due to health conditions.
It will then be rolled out nationally if it proves to improve safety and tackle the country’s sick note culture.
Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, said last night: “By combating the rise in health-related economic activity and helping people stay in or return to work, the NHS can be a key driver of economic growth in England.” ‘
One in 10 people their age – equivalent to 3.9 million adults – now receive health benefits in England and Wales.
That’s up 38 percent from 2.8 million people in four years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
During this period, real-time spending on impairment or disability increased by a third, from £36billion to £48billion and is expected to reach £63billion by 2028.
Work center staff will be placed at GP surgery and physiotherapy clinics in an effort to secure sick patent benefits and return to work.
The trial, funded by £45 million from the Autumn Budget, will see the NHS create ‘health and growth accelerators’ in South Yorkshire, North East and North Cumbria and West Yorkshire.
The three areas are used to promote people’s health alongside combating conditions that affect people’s ability to work, including heart disease, diabetes, back pain and poor mental health.
It increases efforts to prevent illnesses that keep people out of work by supporting workers to manage their pain and make lifestyle changes.
Announced at NHS England’s board meeting this week, they will trial the use of phone apps and websites to support urgent mental health treatment sessions and musculoskeletal pain.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has previously pledged to reform the health service so it can be more effective in getting sick people back to work.
In a speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in September, he said that the decline in productivity due to ill health ‘in It has cost our economy £25 billion since 2018 and put more than 900,000 people out of work compared to pre-pandemic levels. Trends.
Mr Streeting said: ‘That’s more people than Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda combined.
Fail to act and 4.3 million people could be out of work sick by the end of this Parliament. Millions will be left behind, the welfare bill will balloon, and growth will be stunted.’
One in ten people – the equivalent of 3.9 million adults – now receive health-related benefits in England and Wales
One in ten people – the equivalent of 3.9 million adults – now receive health-related benefits in England and Wales
Alongside the accelerators, NHS England is working with the Office for National Statistics to assess the economic benefits of a number of health interventions, including talking therapies, bariatric surgery, endometriosis treatment and the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme.
The analysis covers the effects of the Office of Budget Responsibility and government labor market outcomes on wait times, employment rates and earnings.
The pilot scheme, run by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and the Department for Work and Pensions, has already helped around 2,000 people back into work with one-to-one support in County Durham and the Tees Valley.
Samantha Allen, chief executive of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, said: ‘Our GPs often see patients who want to be in the workplace, but want practical, non-medical help as well as the help a doctor can provide.
‘Finding a job, steady income and vitality can make a huge difference to people’s health – and so far a third of patients who have seen a counselor have successfully returned to work.’
Professor Camilla Hawthorne, chair of the Royal GPS College, said: “We know that working in general can be beneficial to our patients’ health, so it’s a good thing to do while it’s safe to get them the support they need to return to work.
“However, it is very important to prevent patients from returning to work or work before they are ready, because this can have a detrimental effect on their health.”
Part Patel, associate director of IPPR, said: “Most of the unwell would want to return to work if they were better supported to do so.
‘This pilot will help improve local health and employment services across the country in the evidence-based, evidence-based way recommended by our commission’s report.’
