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The Government has initiated measures to show its commitment to improving the health and well-being of NHS staff members. An independent report compiling recommendations for improvements in this regard has been fully accepted by relevant authorities.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced that the independent study has been reviewed and the suggestions will soon be put into action to improve work conditions of NHS staff. The recommendations are contained in a report compiled under the leadership of Dr Steve Boorman and commissioned by the Department of Health. These recommendations when implemented are expected to generate 3.4 million working days, translating into savings of £555 million a year.

The report contains a total of 20 suggestions made by Dr Boorman. These include the necessity for a prevention-oriented and proactive health system to be put in place in the NHS for all staff members. It requires that at every NHS centre, the senior management cadre must be held accountable for the health of subordinates and junior employees on the rolls. This must become a parameter for assessment during the NHS performance appraisal each year.

The report recommends that musculoskeletal problems, which are the most common health-related problems faced by employees across the UK, must be dealt with at the onset. Measure must be implemented to help employees overcome such problems. For those who have been forced to take an extended leave owing to such issues, return to work must be facilitated and made easy.

The Health Secretary has reiterated that the well-being of NHS workers who are in turn the caretakers of health for millions across the country is of paramount importance. Implementation of these measures will show that the Government acknowledges and appreciates the immense contribution that the NHS makes to the country. Burnham has expressed hope that some significant changes and improvements will be effected by the recommendations.

Burnham added that the NHS would soon be seen as a benchmark for other organisations to follow in terms of employee health norms. The savings that will accrue out of such good health practices will be reinvested by the NHS to bring forth new and better programmes for improving health care effectively and reducing the burden of health-related expenditure on taxpayers. A sum of £6.5m has been earmarked for these new recommendations by the Department of Health.

All organisations need to make appropriate efforts to protect the well-being of staff, click CIPD, for courses by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which impart training to managers to successfully manage appropriate policies and procedures and improve upon management skills to help tackle stress in the workplace.

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