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Physical Risks and Productivity
Musculoskeletal disorders and workplace absence
Over the last decade the conversation about workplace absence has shifted almost entirely to mental health, with very little mention of musculoskeletal disorders. The incidence, from an absence perspective, is still significant.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 9 minute read
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How MSDs affect insurance and productivity
The combination of factors behind musculoskeletal disorders leads either to an increase in absence, or to a person being placed on modified duties, often for unlimited periods. Both carry a cost that is rarely recorded in full.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 8 minute read
Read moreWorkforce Health Risk Analytics
From workforce health analytics to health risk intelligence
Workforce health has predominantly been governed in the UK by Health and Safety. The risk assessment process that follows from it rarely considers the person, and that is where the gap between analytics and intelligence sits.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 5 minute read
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Physical risks and productivity: assessing the person, not only the task
Most physical risks are visible to the employer, and many employers assess the tasks within a role. Far fewer assess the person performing them.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 4 minute read
Read moreMental Health and Presenteeism
Mental health, presenteeism and the limits of the risk assessment
The categorisation of the disorders which cause the most problems in the workplace is relatively recent, and the psychological risk assessment that followed was built on the physical one.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 5 minute read
Read moreBenefits ROI and Employer Cost
Fragmented data, data gaps and the problem with ROI
So much of the data about an organisation is not held by the organisation. With data fragmented, risks not fully understood and costs often not recorded in full, calculating a return on investment is fraught with limitations.
Dr Pamela Gellatly · 5 minute read
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About the author
Dr Pamela Gellatly
Chair, ORIGIN Health Intelligence · MSc, OHS, CMIOSH, MSc ENS, PhD
A healthcare entrepreneur and board-level leader with four decades of experience building and scaling integrated workplace health businesses. She co-founded Medisure in 1982 and built Healthcare rm from start-up to exit, and holds a PhD in musculoskeletal disorders alongside advanced qualifications in occupational health and in exercise and nutrition.