Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

Ambulance staff (not just frontline clinicians) have the highest rate of sickness absence in NHS at 5,36 % compared to the NHS average of 4,0% 1, and there is also considerable variation in sickness absence rates between ambulance services (3,40–6,42 % during quarter 3, 2017). While reasons for absence are not included in NHS sickness absence figures, a previous report into reducing sickness within the NHS identified that mental health issues were one of the top three reasons for sickness absence. In addition, only a small percentage of NHS trusts provided managers with training for early recognition of these issues 2. This was a key theme highlighted in a recent review into how employers can positively impact on the health and mental wellbeing of employees 3. In the tender documents.