pain during lockdown and beyond 22 July 2020 www.local.gov.uk - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Managing your employees’ joint pain – during lockdown and beyond 22 July 2020 www.local.gov.uk

Welcome www.local.gov.uk

10.15-10.20 The role of the Health Innovation Network and our MSK programme Ambra Caruso, MSK Senior Project Manager, Health Innovation Network (HIN) 10.20-10.30 The impact of joint pain and overview of the Joint Pain Advice Model Professor Mike Hurley, MSK Clinical Director, HIN 10.30-10.40 Joint Pain Advice as a workplace intervention: the DWP Challenge Fund project Sally Irwin, MSK Project Manager, HIN 10.40-10.50 Case-study: Delivering Joint Pain Advice as a workplace intervention in Cornwall Lucy Brown, Healthy Lifestyle Delivery Advisor, Cornwall Council 10.50-11.00 Case-study: Delivering Joint Pain Advice as a workplace intervention in Richmond and Wandsworth Councils Diana Stovell, Health and Wellbeing Manager, Richmond and Wandsworth Council 11.00-11.25 Questions and discussion 11.25-11.30 Next steps and close www.local.gov.uk

MSK and employee sickness Along with mental health, poor MSK health accounts for the majority of sickness absence in the UK. It is estimated that 9.5 million working days are lost each year as a consequence of the MSK problems affecting over 10 million people www.local.gov.uk

The stats www.local.gov.uk

The role of the employer “Poor MSK health affects all ages… For many years there has been a perception that MSK conditions are unavoidable … However, most issues can be prevented and the workplace offers a unique opportunity to prevent the development of MSK Professor Kevin Fenton Director conditions …” of health and wellbeing, Public Health England www.local.gov.uk

Homeworkers and Lockdown During lockdown there has been a significant increase in musculoskeletal complaints. More than half of the survey respondents reported new aches and pains, especially in the neck (58%), shoulder (56%) and back (55%), compared to their normal physical condition (IES – Working from Home Wellbeing Survey Apr 2020) www.local.gov.uk

“nearly three quarters (74%) of companies plan to move more workers to remote working” (July 2020) The majority of City workers expect to spend more time working from home after the lockdown has ended, a survey by Deloitte has found. This compares with 41 per cent previously. www.local.gov.uk

Homeworking as the new normal? When someone is working from home, permanently or temporarily, as an employer you should consider: How will you keep in touch with As an employer, you have the same them? health and safety responsibilities for home workers as for any other What work activity will they be doing workers. (and for how long)? Can it be done safely? Do you need to put control measures in place to protect them? www.local.gov.uk

Next Steps • Visit the workforce pages of our website www.local.gov.uk/workforce • Email: hin.jointpainadvice@nhs.net • Website: www.healthinnovationnetwork.com www.local.gov.uk