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New government-funded health projects to help people stay in work show that the government must spend money to save money<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Millions of pounds will be awarded to help people with health conditions stay in work, according to a <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a> from the Department for Work and Pensions last month.<\/span><\/p>\n

The money will fund nearly 20 different projects across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their shared goal is to help people with various conditions to stay in work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cardiff University\u2019s Back-on-Line is the only one of the 19 projects that is in Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between them the projects will receive almost \u00a34 million in funding to support people with health conditions in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fund is part of a 10 year strategy to help one million more disabled people stay in the workplace by 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>UK government<\/span><\/a> estimate <\/span>3.9 million British people with disabilities were in employment between July and September this year. This figure is around 120,000 or 1.5% more people than the year before.<\/span><\/p>\n

The campaign, therefore, puts an emphasis on staying in work rather than returning to work. It aims to teach people to manage their conditions independently.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the projects is a smartphone app which helps people ease lower back pain through a personalised plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another is an app designed to help individuals recognise the signs of mental health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the government has pledged \u00a34 million to the projects, the long-term motive is unquestionably financial. <\/span><\/p>\n

The National Health Service could save millions if Britons could treat and prevent certain ailments at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to months-long waiting lists, people are already looking for often costly alternatives to the NHS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Retired GP Patricia Clee, 62, says: \u201cPeople go for massages and treatments in spas, and they go to private chiropractors and physiotherapists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey will try a lot of these services before they even consider coming to their GP,\u201d says Patricia, \u201cbecause conditions like chronic back pain are not easily remedied through the NHS.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, work can often be the cause of such ailments, she emphasises.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically demanding jobs, as well as sedentary jobs, can cause lower back pain,\u201d says Patricia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStressful jobs can add to mental health problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even worse than waiting lists is the fear that visiting a GP could affect your work prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople in certain businesses worry about things like mental ill health or back pain going on their record. Once they have mentioned these things, they worry that it\u2019s going to affect their chances in work,\u201d says Patricia.<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked about this problem, several local businesses were unavailable for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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