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AnalysisThe benefits and practicalities of an integrated healthcare strategy
Need to know:An integrated rather than siloed approach to healthcare, incorporating mental and physical health, can boost the benefits to engagement and productivity.Employers can reduce the range of treatments needed to support employees, while reaping the rewards of more effective products.External advisers can help to mitigate the logistical issues by ...
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AnalysisWhat support should PMI offer transgender employees?
Need to know:Insurers currently offer gender affirmation treatments and surgeries within private medical insurance (PMI) schemes on an on-demand basis.Many employers are starting to include transgender-specific healthcare by incorporating mental health support services as part of their PMI offering, tailored for trans employees.PMI can prove useful for managing transgender employees’ ...
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AnalysisHow can employers help staff build and maintain healthy nutritional habits?
Need to know: For an effective employee nutrition programme, employers need to provide both educational interventions and environmental changes.A needs assessment will help employers target their approach to the specific nutritional needs of their staff.Creating a supportive organisational culture can encourage employees to maintain nutritional changes and build a workplace ...
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AnalysisHealth in numbers
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AnalysisTop tips for reducing employee absence
Need to know:A health and wellbeing strategy that has a focus on presenteeism can help reduce employee absence.Data can be used to spot absence trends, allowing employers to better tailor interventions to their workforce.An advice line and training which is specifically for managers can help them better support employees who ...
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AnalysisHow can employers better support female employees going through the menopause?
Need to know:Women going through the menopause can experience physical and psychological symptoms, such as hot flushes, sleeplessness and poor concentration.Specific line manager training or awareness events can equip managers to have conversations with staff around coping with menopausal symptoms at work.Benefits and initiatives such as an employee assistance programme ...
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AnalysisHow can organisations support staff with long-term health conditions?
Need to know:Rather than lose talent, employers should reap the business benefits of catering to employees with long-term health conditions.Organisations should take a universal approach to discussing working structures, rather than singling out those with conditions or disabilities.Flexibility and tailoring are important because each employee will have a different experience ...
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AnalysisWhat health and wellbeing lessons can employers learn from professional athletes?
Need to know:Employers can implement resilience training to educate employees on how to cope with mental and physical stress.Encouraging recovery time and regular breaks during the working day can help employees optimise their productivity.Line managers can align themselves to sports coaches to signpost health and wellbeing interventions to employees where ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Why employees do not always seek medical advice promptly
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AnalysisIs there a role for virtual GPs in a health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Virtual GP services enable employees to access medical advice online, via an app or via a telephone service.Virtual GP services registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are strictly moderated.Virtual GP services can help to reduce absenteeism and increase productivity.Over the past few years, virtual GP services have ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What are the advantages of providing eyecare benefits to staff?
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AnalysisHow can optical benefits help to detect and manage certain health conditions?
Need to know:Thorough eyesight examinations, that are more extensive than statutory requirements cover, can detect the early symptoms of chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.An optical benefits plan can sit well alongside other employee benefits, such as an online GP service, private medical insurance (PMI) and early ...
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AnalysisWhat impact will GDPR have on healthcare benefits data?
Need to know:The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018, will apply to the processing of employees' personal data within healthcare benefits.Employers will need to get data subject consent from employees and inform them of the type of data the employer wishes to collect, ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees with seasonal affective disorder
Need to know:The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) tend to be more severe during the winter months.Daylight, exercise and diet are key ways to prevent and treat symptoms.SAD light-therapy boxes mimic sunlight and help to boost moods.Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as the winter blues, tends to affect ...
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AnalysisWhat can employers do to make PMI more cost effective?
Need to know:Integrating private medical insurance (PMI) into an overall health and wellbeing strategy can cut long-term costs.Excesses and benefit caps enable employees at every level to have access to PMI with lower overheads.Introducing incentives to improve employee health and wellbeing can be more effective than cutting services.Private medical insurance ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How is private medical insurance (PMI) offered to employees?
An infographic showing how private medical insurance (PMI) is offered to employees.!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");Read more:What can employers do to make PMI more cost effective?Terry Woolmer: Private medical insurance benefits both employers and employees
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AnalysisKey health and wellbeing messages to support staff in the run-up to Christmas
Need to know:Christmas can be a busy time for employees, so it is important for employers to acknowledge the mental, physical and financial pressures staff may be dealing with.A financial education and wellbeing programme delivered in the months leading up to Christmas may help to relieve financial stress and can ...
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Infographic: What actions are employers likely to take in relation to health benefits provision?
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AnalysisInfographic: How healthcare benefits provision has changed since 2004
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AnalysisThe evolution of health and wellbeing strategies
Need to know:Legislation and government policy has helped to shape workplace health and wellbeing strategies.Employers' approaches have shifted from reactive to proactive, with early intervention, prevention and education all key elements of today's strategies.Once seen as an executive perk, health and wellbeing strategies are now designed to support all employees.Health ...