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Work Ability as a Clinical

Outcome: A Call to ActionProf. Stephen Bevan, Director of the Centre for

Workforce Effectiveness at The Work

Foundation,Honorary Professor at Lancaster University,Founding President of Fit for Work Europe

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Work in its broadest sense can be an engaging,connecting and energising activity

It can confer health benefits, a sense of purpose, afeeling of normality and, of course, income

Yet too few people with MSDs are having return to workconversations with clinicians and employers

This means that for many clinical interventions whichsupport work ability and workplace accommodations

which can also help, remain inaccessible, poorly timed orinadequately resourced

Work as an Outcome?

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Prioritise MSDs recognise their impact across the EU on lost

productivity & social exclusion and reflect this in clinicalpriorities & in active labour market policy

National & Regional Plans to provide a logic, standards,

pathways and outcome measures for health, welfare &employment support for people with MSDs

Include Work as an outcome in HTA healthcare decision-making to reflect societal impact of interventions

Support Self-management placing people with MSDs at thecentre of their care, vocational rehabilitation and workplaceaccommodations

Call to Action