Enhancing the Health of NHS Staff: eTHOS—a randomised controlled pilot trial of an employee health screening clinic for NHS staff compared with usual care to reduce absenteeism and presenteeism
Rachel Adams, Rachel E Jordan, Alisha Maher, Peymané Adab, Tim Barrett, Sheriden Bevan, Lucy Cooper, Ingrid DuRand, Florence Edwards, Pollyanna Hardy, Ciara Harris, Nicola Heneghan, Natalie Ives, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Tom Marshall, Margaret O’Hara, Christopher Poyner, Kiran K Rai, Hugh Rickards, S · 2026
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Adams and colleagues report a 2026 pilot trial called eTHOS, which tested a health screening clinic for staff in four English NHS hospitals. Nurses used an electronic system to screen employees for muscle and joint problems, mental health difficulties, and heart disease risk factors. Staff who screened positive received advice or a referral to services, following national guidelines. The team wanted to learn whether a larger trial of the clinic could work in practice.
Only 314 of 3,788 invited staff consented to join, a recruitment rate the authors describe as lower than expected, and 236 people were randomised between the clinic and usual care. Among 118 people sent to the clinic, screening found 57 who needed a referral, and about a third of them accepted it. The oversight committee judged recruitment poor but referral strong, and recommended a full trial with changes to reach underserved staff groups.
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| CREATOR | Rachel Adams, Rachel E Jordan, Alisha Maher, Peymané Adab, Tim Barrett, Sheriden Bevan, Lucy Cooper, Ingrid DuRand, Florence Edwards, Pollyanna Hardy, Ciara Harris, Nicola Heneghan, Natalie Ives, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Tom Marshall, Margaret O’Hara, Christopher Poyner, Kiran K Rai, Hugh Rickards, S |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 82 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |