Assessing the value of rehabilitation services

The new rehabilitation standards will help employers to assess the value of all kinds of rehabilitation services before they buy, and benchmark them in practice, reports Occupational Health magazine. 

• Assessing the value of rehabilitation services The UK Rehabilitation Council's standards have been put together over the past six months. They can be seen as a further honing of what OH practitioners and others should be looking for in this area. 

Also

Improving return to work rates A study commissioned by the British Occupational Research Foundation is aiming to find out how line manager behaviours can improve the outcome of return to work after long-term sick leave. 

Successfully rehabilitating employees When disaster strikes, getting employees back to work is an essential part of the recovery process, so employers need to invest time and effort in training managers and staff to deal with traumatic situations. 

Legal Q&A: Rehabilitation Michael Ball, employment partner at Halliwells, examines the legal aspects of getting ill or injured employees back into the workplace.