Case Study: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust improves staff health and wellbeing with NHS Employers

York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust - Customer Case Study

The York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust faced a significant financial challenge, needing to find savings of £12.2 million in one year, which equated to saving £30 per employee per week. Their initial challenge was to reduce high sickness absence rates, a problem they began tackling with support from NHS Employers through a project focused on proactive and supportive sickness management.

NHS Employers helped the trust implement a comprehensive staff health, wellbeing, and engagement strategy. This solution included investing in new occupational health and HR posts, launching high-impact manager training, and introducing fun, accessible wellbeing initiatives for staff. The results were a 32% reduction in sickness absence, saving the trust approximately £5.58 million over three years and the equivalent of having 57 more full-time staff at work. The trust’s work, supported by NHS Employers, has been recognized with multiple awards for its success.

York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust