6. The
health
benefits
of
work
2011
• Good
work
is
good
for
you
–
Re-‐employment
improves
markers
of
general
health
and
esteem
– Re-‐employment
reduced
psychiatric
morbidity
7. The
health
benefits
of
work
2011
• Non
work
is
dangerous
– Increased
mortality
(especially
suicide
and
CVD)
– Increased
rates
of
CVD,
lung
cancer,
mental
health
condi+ons,
disability
– Increased
rates
of
sickness,
future
worklessness
in
children
8. The
health
benefits
of
work
2011
• Off
work
20
days
–
70%
of
ever
ge[ng
back
• Off
work
45
days
–
50%
of
ever
ge[ng
back
• Off
work
70
days
–
35%
of
ever
ge[ng
back
9. Barriers
to
return
to
work
• Health
professionals
• Employers
• Insurers
• Pa+ents
10. Work
related?
• You
don’t
have
to
make
that
determina+on
• You
are
asked
whether
you
think
the
mechanism
and
injury
are
consistent
11. Diagnosis
• Pain
is
a
symptom
– It
may
be
all
you
have,
but
what
is
the
management
plan
12. Suitable
du+es
• Work
capability
• What
would
they
do
at
home?
• Host
employment
13. Confiden+ality
• Signing
claim
form
they
are
providing
an
authority
to
release
informa+on
to
the
insurer
about
the
mader.
• Addi+onal
informa+on
needs
separate
authority