Case Study: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust improves staff attendance and wellbeing with NHS Employers

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust - Customer Case Study

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust worked with NHS Employers to address high sickness absence and low manager confidence in managing attendance, alongside limited options to support staff health and wellbeing. The trust needed a more proactive, strategic approach to reduce absence while improving staff engagement and avoiding presenteeism.

NHS Employers supported the trust in building an employee health and wellbeing strategy, backed by board-level commitment, staff engagement, and best-practice evidence. The solution included Bradford Factor scoring, HR attendance advisors, manager training, occupational health enhancements such as fast-track physiotherapy, wellbeing portals, mental health first aiders, and fitness initiatives. Results included a drop in absence from 6.2% to 4.2%, reduced MSK sickness absence, strong staff survey outcomes, stable labour turnover at 9.7%, and increased use of wellbeing resources and training.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust