Update - March 08
NHS Employers and NHS trade unions have agreed a set of new arrangements to help manage sickness absence and ill health retirement in the NHS.
Update - January 08
The three-month consultation on the joint proposals to manage staff sickness and ill health retirement in the NHS has now closed.
Update - October 07
NHS Employers and the NHS Trade Unions, through agreement from the NHS Staff Council have today jointly launched a three-month consultation on proposals to manage an integrated approach for staff sickness absence and ill-health retirement in the NHS.
Drafting proposals - September 07
The review partners are finalising joint proposals for consultation on changes to the ill health retirement and injury benefit schemes, and managing sickness absence in the NHS. Once the consultation dates have been confirmed, they will be asking employers and staff for their views.
Latest update - June 07
The review partners are looking at three main areas in the partnership review of ill health retirement, injury benefit and sickness absence in the NHS.
Steering group update - February 07
NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions met on 6 February to continue discussions on the review of ill health retirement benefits, the NHS Injury benefit scheme and the management and prevention of sickness absence across the NHS.
Steering group update - October 06
Representatives of NHS Employers, NHS trade unions and the occupational health community met on 17 and 18 October.
Steering group update - Sept 06
NHS Employers and the NHS trade unions met on 13 September to continue discussions on the review of ill health retirement benefits, the NHS Injury benefit scheme and the management and prevention of sickness absence across the NHS.
