The operation prevents job loss due to work-limiting health conditions by providing rapid access to early, work-focussed interventions, including physiotherapy, psychological therapy and occupational therapy. These will help employees on, or at risk of, a long-term sickness absence to remain in work, or to return to work sooner than would be possible without the intervention. The project is delivered by Rhyl City Strategy (RCS) in North Wales and Abertawe Bro Morganwwg University Health Board in South Wales.
The project works in selected local authority areas of Wales (see below).
Employed or self employed, living or working in the following areas:
50% of participants to leave the project either with an improved labour market situation or by returning to work after a period of absence.
Local authority area of delivery and contact name
North Wales – Jo Bartlett-Jones (RCS) – 01745 336442
South Wales – Paul Dunning (ABMU) – 01639 684569