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Mental health at work: the business costs ten years on
- Authors:
- PARSONAGE Michael, SAINI Geena
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper estimates the cost of mental health problems to UK employers for the financial year 2016/17, updating previous figures published by the Centre for Mental Health. It calculates business costs due to sickness absence, reduced productivity when staff are at work or 'presenteeism', and in relation to replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health reasons. The estimates show that costs to employers come to £34.9 billion for the financial year 2016/17, equivalent to approximately £1,300 for every employee in the UK workforce. The findings show that improving mental health in the workplace makes good business sense. It highlights the need for organisations to promote wellbeing, create healthy work environments, support those experiencing mental ill-health and equip employees returning to work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Analysis of the association of clubhouse membership with overall costs of care for mental health treatment
- Authors:
- HWANG Seungyoung, EATON William W.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 53(1), 2017, pp.102-106.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined whether frequency of attendance at the B’More Clubhouse was associated with lower mental health care costs in the Medicaid database, and whether members in the B’More Clubhouse (n = 30) would have lower mental health care costs compared with a set of matched controls from the same claims database (n = 150). Participants who attended the Clubhouse 3 days or more per week had mean 1-year mental health care costs of US $5697, compared to $14,765 for those who attended less often. B’More Clubhouse members had significantly lower annual total mental health care costs than the matched comparison group ($10,391 vs. $15,511; p < 0.0001). Membership in the B’More Clubhouse is associated with a substantial beneficial influence on health care costs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Side by Side evaluation: economic analysis
- Authors:
- MCDAID David, PARK A-La
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics and Political Science. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents findings of the economic analysis of an evaluation of the Side by Side peer support programme, which aimed to increase the availability of peer support for people experiencing mental health problems. The report also summarises key conclusions from a literature review on the cost effectiveness of peer support and explores some of the uncertainties around both the effectiveness and costs of peer support by looking at specific scenarios using a decision modelling approach. Key findings from the literature review confirm that there is little information on the cost effectiveness of peer support in the published literature, most of which is not from a UK context. Analysis of experience in Side by Side suggests that it may have a favourable impact on future costs, with improvements in mean quality life scores compared to baseline. The results of the analysis suggest that peer support can be cost effective and in some cases potentially cost saving, depending on the costs of delivering peer support. Finally, it highlights the importance of capturing the full value of the time and resources volunteered in peer support and not just paid inputs. Potentially, the reciprocal contributions of all involved in peer support will also create valuable additional components of any local mental health system. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health supported housing: securing financial stability, supply and quality
- Author:
- RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- Rethink Mental Illness
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at supported housing for people living with mental health problems, the way it is funded and Government proposals to reform housing benefit and cap benefits for those in supported housing. The report identifies six typologies of mental health supported housing provision: group home and peer support housing; individual flats; therapeutic communities; temporary 'move-on flats'; mental health hostels and forensic hostels. It shows that the proposed funding reforms do not reflect the breadth of provision and therefore the financial realities of delivering supported housing. In some cases, the report show that Government’s estimates were lower than real costs by £80 a week, potentially creating a 'significant shortfall' for those in need of the high levels of support. The report was produced in association with HACT and the Centre for Mental Health and supported by the Association of Mental Health Providers (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and employers: the case for investment. Supporting study for the Independent Review
- Authors:
- HAMPSON Elizabeth, et al
- Publisher:
- Deloitte
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, commissioned to support the Stevenson-Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers, provides information into the cost to employers of failing to address and support mental wellbeing in the workplace. The report looks at three areas: the cost of mental health to employers; the return on investment to employers from mental health interventions in the workplace; and learning from international examples in terms of good practice. To calculate the costs of poor employee mental health, the report considered a range of costs, including: absence, presenteeism, team costs and turnover/other organisational costs. It estimates that poor mental health costs UK employers £33bn-£42bn each year, which is disproportionately borne by the public sector. It also identifies that the return on investment of workplace mental health interventions is overwhelmingly positive. The report looks at practice across Germany, Canada, Australia, France, Belgium and Sweden and identifies a range of interventions and approaches. These include implementing legislation to protect employee mental health and wellbeing and providing common frameworks around mental health interventions and working with employers to implement these interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Replacing DoLS: proposals appraised
- Author:
- JOLLEY David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 25(4), 2017, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author describes why there is a need to replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) and explains how proposals from the Law Commission will be cheaper and more manageable than the system currently in place (Edited publisher abstract)
Thriving at Work: the Stevenson / Farmer review of mental health and employers
- Authors:
- STEVENSON Dennis, FARMER Paul
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 84
- Place of publication:
- London
This independent review sets out what employers can do to better support all employees, including those with mental health problems to remain in and thrive through work. It includes analysis that explores the significant cost of poor mental health to UK businesses and the economy as a whole. It reports that poor mental health costs employers between £33 billion and £42 billion a year, with an annual cost to the UK economy of between £74 billion and £99 billion. The review quantifies how investing in supporting mental health at work is good for business and productivity. Drawing on the accounts of over 200 employers of people with mental health problems and experts in mental health and work, the review outlines core principles and standards that all employers should commit to. It also highlights examples of employers who are taking positive and innovative steps to support the mental health of their employees. The review makes a total of 40 recommendations for employers, regulators, government, the public sector and other bodies. These include for all employers to adopt six ‘mental health core standards’ that lay basic foundations for an approach to workplace mental health. It also details how large employers and the public sector can develop these standards further through a set of ‘mental health enhanced standards’. (Edited publisher abstract)
The economic costs of child maltreatment in the UK: a preliminary study
- Authors:
- CONTI Gabriella, et al
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 59
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on economic analysis of existing UK longitudinal datasets, this study estimates the lifetime economic costs of child maltreatment in the UK in terms of its impact on health care, social care, education, the criminal justice system and the impact of lost productivity on the economy. The report provides a summary of the literature on the effects of child maltreatment on outcomes, data sources considered, analyses of the effect of child maltreatment on selected socioeconomic and health outcomes, and details of the cost analysis. The data shows that any maltreatment in childhood is associated with worse mental health outcomes, smoking behaviour, alcohol use, lower probability of employment and greater welfare dependence. The cost analysis calculated the discounted average lifetime cost of non-fatal child maltreatment per victim to be £89,390. The largest contributors to these costs were social care costs, short-term health-related costs, and the costs resulting from a lower probability of employment. Lifetime cost per death from child maltreatment was estimated to be £940,758. The results show the money spent on a case of child maltreatment and what could be saved if child maltreatment was prevented. The findings may be useful for evaluating existing child maltreatment interventions and prevention services and making the business case for new services and interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Addressing the health obstacles to employability: a mid-term evaluation of the Bridging the Gap programme
- Author:
- SHELHABI Ala'a
- Publisher:
- The Work Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
An evaluation of the Bridging the Gap programme, a Department of Health initiative which aims to support the integration of health and employment services and support people with long term health conditions to move towards employment. Bridging the Gap is a model of person-centred ‘social prescribing’ which links people with appropriate sources of support across sectors, including within the community. The evaluation covers the period November 2014 to May 2016 and uses data provided by the organisations delivering the programme, TFFWT and Pathways. It includes an analysis of client data, a cost benefit analysis, and qualitative interviews with. The report describes the context of the evaluation; the incidence of long term conditions and the prevalence of unemployment in the regions covered by the service, and the client’s journey through the Bridging the Gap service. The findings of the evaluation show good health improvements for people with long term conditions, with over 80 per cent of clients in Pathways and over 57 per cent in TFFWT showing health improvements. The most widespread health conditions were found to be mental health, with 64.3 per cent in Pathways and 41.9 per cent in TFFWT having one or more mental health conditions; and musculoskeletal disorders, with 14.6 per cent of people in Pathways and 20.1 per cent in TFFWT reporting at least one form of MSK. The evaluation also found that 38.2 per cent and 65 per cent of clients completing the service were assessed to be work ready within the period of this evaluation. The evaluation estimates a total possible annual fiscal savings of £646,357 resulting from movement into employment; £1,929,148 resulting from health benefits; and in terms of social value, BTG is estimated to have generated £8.99 per £1 spent. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Health Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) profile
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Place of publication:
- London
An interactive online tool providing access to publicly available data on local metrics in the area of mental health. The metrics are organised across the six domains of: Prevalence and Incidence; Risk Factors; Protective Factors; Services; Outcomes and Quality; Spending and Return on Investment. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) profile aims to support to support Health and Wellbeing Boards and other organisations interested in producing local mental health Joint Strategic Needs Assessments. The profile contains indicators at local authority, Clinical Commissioning Group, STP, GP practice, and ward level. The profile can be used to compare indicators within and between local areas, see trends and view results geographically. (Edited publisher abstract)