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Mitigating the risk of MSD and wellbeing initiatives .what works? Susan Gee Group Occupational Health & Wellbeing Manager MSc, MA, BSc(Hons), SCPHN (OH), RN Yorkshire Water MSD .. some facts Accounts for 8.9 million lost

  1. Mitigating the risk of MSD and wellbeing initiatives ….what works? Susan Gee Group Occupational Health & Wellbeing Manager MSc, MA, BSc(Hons), SCPHN (OH), RN Yorkshire Water

  2. MSD ……….. some facts Accounts for 8.9 million lost days ..35%of all days lost ref (HSE 2017) Lowest prevalence in Males age 16-34 – 50+ males highest Management WRMSD is of MSD higher in remains a men than key priority women for the HSE

  3. What is wellbeing? Challenges of managing work related MSD Negative beliefs about However- research ageing and continued demonstrates that age ability (not inevitable) reduces joint mobility, muscular strength, movement and reaction time Individual beliefs regarding cause of problem (work) and beliefs Understanding work place regarding recovery- work will risks across a wide age make it worse – work may not be demographic primary cause

  4. Proactive approach .... what we did at YW Identified that a Explored our significant number management of 50+ manual information SA workers had MSD stats/accidents and related physio referrals accidents/absence Manual workers over 50 asked to volunteer to participate in a bespoke health education pilot

  5. What did it involve? • 50 employees met the criteria and volunteered to be included • Information given via an explanatory presentation, signed consent completed • Initial individual assessment included spinal joint movement, muscle strength, flexibility, neural mobility, core stability, aerobic fitness and VAS pain score • Followed by 6 individual physio sessions 1 per week and bespoke exercise plan for employee to maintain independently • 2 nd assessment completed at week 7 to evaluate outcome

  6. Employee evaluation 77% reported that they felt the initiative had had a positive effect on their overall wellbeing 44% reported 89% reported that they felt that had a better more confident understanding of at work in their personal maintain the full MSK capability remit of the role

  7. 2 years on …….. • We have continued with the back-care programme across the organisation • Referrals to physio have reduced by 42.5% • We estimate we have saved 2560 working days in the last year

  8. Wellbeing initiatives….. what works? • Ideally needs to be linked to the public health agenda but should be bespoke and health needs led • Understand the demographics of your organisation and what your surveys/statistics are telling you .. where are the hotspots

  9. Mental Health First Aid: • As a result of this training, counselling referrals have been reduced by 48% Slimming World • Within a 6 month period - 78 stone lost by participants Free Gym trial • Free Nuffield on site gym trial, with personal trainer for 12 weeks.

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