Johnson C J, Croghan Emma, Crawford Joanne
Research Nurse, Institute of Occupational Health, Research Fellow, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
J Nurs Manag. 2003 Sep;11(5):336-42. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00404.x.
This paper examines the topic of sickness absence management in the context of the healthcare sector.
National Health Service (NHS) employee absenteeism is an expensive and difficult problem. Nurse managers need to assess the extent and characteristics of absenteeism, be aware of their organization's sickness policies, evaluate the effectiveness of these policies and contribute to the development of related initiatives to ensure prudent management of sickness absence.
A literature review has been undertaken, providing a broad conceptual context by which the problem of sickness absence in the NHS can be examined. The focus of this paper is to examine the accumulation of research based knowledge to provide a healthcare perspective on the problem of sickness absence management.
Sickness absence management within the NHS is challenging but provides opportunities to improve the working lives of NHS employees. Sickness absence cannot be eradicated but it can be reduced by a selection of measures that reflect the uniqueness of the NHS. The many and diverse causes of sickness absence need acknowledgement, when devising strategies that can effectively provide solutions to the problems of sickness absence.
本文探讨医疗保健部门背景下的病假管理主题。
国民保健制度（NHS）员工旷工是一个代价高昂且棘手的问题。护士长需要评估旷工的程度和特点，了解所在组织的病假政策，评估这些政策的有效性，并为相关举措的制定做出贡献，以确保对病假进行审慎管理。
进行了文献综述，提供了一个广泛的概念背景，借此可以审视国民保健制度中的病假问题。本文的重点是审视基于研究的知识积累，以提供医疗保健视角来探讨病假管理问题。
国民保健制度中的病假管理具有挑战性，但也提供了改善国民保健制度员工工作生活的机会。病假无法根除，但可以通过一系列反映国民保健制度独特性的措施来减少。在制定能够有效解决病假问题的策略时，需要认识到导致病假的诸多不同原因。
