Plans to revive Britain's rehabilitation services will form the centrepiece of a scheme to be announced today by the ABI and the TUC.

Plans to revive Britain's rehabilitation services will form the centrepiece of a scheme to be announced today by the ABI and the TUC.

The ABI claims that treatment delays and a lack of resources have meant that the UK is behind other nations in rehabilitating workers.

ABI head of general insurance John Parker said: "UK workers, their families, and businesses are all being let down by the failure to provide adequate help to get injured and ill workers get back to full health.

"Every year 27,000 workers leave the workplace due to illness caused by work never to return. This is a shocking waste of human resources, and must be reduced.

"Putting the claimants interest first, a clear lead from government, and making a solid business case for rehabilitation are at the heart of our call for a national action plan to deliver better and faster rehabilitation services."

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