Fat, unfit NHS staff top the sick league

Timesonline ^ | 8/18/09 | Sam Lister,

[Nachum]

More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day — one and a half times the rate of absence seen in the private sector.

The first national audit of staff habits has found that high rates of obesity, smoking, absenteeism and poor mental health are having a direct impact on the quality of patient care.

Dr Steve Boorman, a leading occupational health expert, was asked by the Government to assess links between staff habits and NHS productivity. He will present his interim review today. His findings are drawn from six months of staff surveys, workshops, data reviews and responses from trusts and experts.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Can’t blame them. The very system is enough to make one sick.

[Morgana]

[Lancey Howard]

Government “workers”... lol. Don’t most of these parasites “hurt their backs” sometime in their early 30s and collect SSI for life? Or do they wait until they have their 20 years in so they can get a real nice monthly kiss in the mail?

[denydenydeny]

These people are supposed to be professionals but are paid like low-level government workers. Completely unsurprising that this would happen.

[oneamericanvoice]

The first national audit of staff habits has found that high rates of obesity, smoking, absenteeism and poor mental health are having a direct impact on the quality of patient The first step to telling folks how to live. They ommitted the pints at the pub. Britain is no longer "great" it is now "lesser". The proof is in the sticky toffee pudding...and the pool dress code.

[neodad]

More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day — one and a half times the rate of absence seen in the private sector.

The first national audit of staff habits has found that high rates of obesity, smoking, absenteeism and poor mental health are having a direct impact on the quality of patient care.

Gee, sounds like AMTRAK, the USPS, Public School teachers, DMV workers, etc. But Obamacare will be different, right?

[ari-freedom]

More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day — one and a half times the rate of absence seen in the private sector.

maybe they are suffering from a certain disease called lazyitis

[Slings and Arrows]

“Physician, heal thyself!”

[HiTech RedNeck]

Like civil service in the US, this is where the folks who can’t make it in the private sector go.

[socialismisinsidious]

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