Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Contract Research Reports
Back pain is the leading cause of sickness absence from work in the UK. It is estimated that in 1995, 10 million working days were lost because of back pain. The cost to the NHS of treating back pain and injury has been estimated at £481 million, and the overall cost to industry has been estimated at £5 billion. The Back in Work Initiative was established to identify and develop innovative ideas to tackle backpain in the workplace, to develop good practice and to improve workplace health.
This document provides a summary of the projects that comprised the Back in Work Initiative. 18 of the funded projects provided results and final reports within the originally stated timeframes. One project (Salisbury Healthcare NHS Trust) has been granted an extension and is due to deliver its results in November 2001.
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