Focus should be on functional not medical recovery of staff

Adopting an integrated app- roach to healthcare manag- ement could help companies maximise their benefit values and control absence management, claims Dr Mark Simpson, managing director at AXA PPP healthcare's Occupational Health Services. Simpson told delegates at the COVER Protection Forum that firms should aim for a functional rather than medical recovery when getting employees back to work. Referring to the athletic model, Simpson highlighted the need for employers to adopt the approach taken by athletes who suffer an injury. "In the case of like for like injuries, there is a...