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1. Sickness Absence Mgt
   Craig

   You may need some effective shortcuts into this massive topic. I run courses on the subject and tailor them to prevailing cultures etc. But here’s a quick win idea for you to pursue….

   Many,many local authorities under the remit of Best Value and through their Scrutiny Committees or Review Boards have either addressed this topic or indeed are now doing so. Write to your local authority – county and district or metropolitan wherever you live and ask for FULL details. Write to the Local Government Association in Smith Square London for their overarching review details. I know they have a Personnel Committee which will capture regional and Uk variants on the theme. Try also
   TESCO -big things happening there
   Ministry of Defence or better still the Cabinet Office who have an overarching perspective. My experience shows that most prcedures have some of the following generic contents

   .Trigger points
   Return to work interviews
   Welfare and Home visit service with appropriate signposts thereafter
   Referral procedures
   Issues around Access to Medical Records Act 1988
   Staged review procedures
   Equality proofing of all the foregoing

   Counselling services
   Appeals prcedures
   etc etc
   If you have specific questions,just drop me an e mail

   William

   qed.training@amserve.com

2. Statistical analysis
   Statistical analysis will tell you what is happening but will not tell you why.

   A bad back can be caused physically by an awkward lift, through nervous damage caused by stress, or it can be another reason altogether.

   When the statistics are able to tell us why sickness is happening then we will have a tool that we can use to help people to stay healthy.