How can osteopathy help your business

The average waiting time for an NHS physiotherapy appointment in Gloucestershire is 6 weeks.

Emergency appointments at The Family Osteopath on most occasions can be made available within 24hrs.

Employee absenteeism is estimated to cost UK businesses over £1,300 per employee per year or £11 billion to industry as a whole (CBI, 1998), amounting to 197 million days lost to the economy.

The costs to companies is huge, made up of a loss of output and perhaps penalties from missing deadlines, compensation, legal fees and higher insurance premiums, medical costs, sickness benefits, fines and loss of goodwill.

Musculoskeletal disorders, according to the Health & Safety Executive, form the largest group of work-related illnesses, accounting for 1.2 million of an estimated 2 million cases of occupational ill-health. The aim of working with industry is to be able to bring about a reduction in absenteeism figures due to musculoskeletal related injuries by promoting the benefits of early intervention. Benefits of early intervention are not only cost effective but also cost saving.

Your family osteopath can help get your employees back to work in a health state that is best for them and that ultimately means best for you. Also, advice and training to prevent and minimise future incidents can be given to both employer and employees.

Employee assessment reports for employers can be undertaken at the family osteopath but only with the express and written permission of the patient.