Read about our success story with Leeds City Council and how they benefitted from our occupational physiotherapy service.
Read about our success story with Leeds City Council and how they benefitted from our occupational physiotherapy service.
Our relationship with Leeds City Council began over 10 years ago and it has only continued to grow.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major cause of employee absence for most large employers and reducing the impact of the associated industry average cost of £141 per lost day is vital to productivity and budgeting. Leeds City Council colleagues provided us with these figures showing a huge benefit to departments targeted by Sano’s Back in Action UK Occupational Physiotherapy service.
Jaspal Sindhar is a wellbeing and welfare advisor for Waste Management at Leeds City Council, and she was kind enough to give us half an hour of her time to explain the benefits of having a Physiotherapy service.
Our previous work and pilot studies have shown our onsite physiotherapy service to be a very cost-effective way of managing musculoskeletal absence. Research shows that fast access to assessment and treatment is essential for the optimum quality and speed of recovery. A weekly clinic ensures fast access to assess new problems and continuation of treatment to ensure the quickest possible recovery.
Having a physiotherapist onsite ensures the best collaboration on musculoskeletal absence management with operations managers and supervisors, as well as the HR & Health and safety teams. Our physiotherapist will also gain a better understanding of the work environment and demands for the employees. This collaboration helps to get the appropriate employees into the service promptly, aids more evidence-based return to work planning and prevention of future injuries leading to time off.
We embed ourselves within your company right from the start. We get to know your company culture, structure, operations, environment, employees and their job roles and expectations.
A dedicated Back in Action UK physiotherapist will become part of your company team. All our physiotherapists have occupational and industry-specific training and will expertly assess and treat all musculoskeletal disorders and provide return to work and rehabilitation programmes.
Our business area undertook a 6 month pilot with the service to offer our employees physio sessions to support their musculoskeletal health. This was undertaken to avoid staff becoming unwell or help them return to work sooner. The pilot was successful, with some really good outcomes and we are now about to move forward with a 12 month agreement. Feedback from staff supported by physiotherapists has been really positive. We have found Back in Action UK to be a really professional and well organised company to work with.
Katrina Creswick
Attendance Co-ordinator | Leeds City Council