All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 205

  • integrated wellness strategy
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: A third of employers offer an integrated wellness strategy

    2018-09-17T08:23:53Z

    EXCLUSIVE: A third (33%) of employers offer an integrated wellness strategy, incorporating physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report was published in August and surveyed 162 respondents. It also found that the number of employers ...

  • therapy dog
    Article

    Stress-defusing therapy dog assists in the fight against PTSD

    2018-09-13T16:32:44Z

    Image credit: Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue ServiceSomething for the weekend: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has recruited a stress-defusing therapy dog.The canine species’ reputation as man’s best friend has been further enhanced by the appointment of Digby, a four-month old Australian labradoodle, by Devon and Somerset ...

  • blood-pressure
    Supplier article

    Why you need to know your numbers

    2018-09-13T09:31:15Z

    This week marks Know Your Numbers Week, which is Blood Pressure UK’s award-winning flagship campaign that raises awareness of the risks of high blood pressure. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be hard and we all fall off the wagon at some point, however, it is important to be aware of ...

  • Wellbeing
    Article

    Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland reduces organisational health age by 3,030 years

    2018-09-11T11:56:02Z

    Manufacturing organisation Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has reduced its organisational health age by a total of 3,030 years between September 2013 and June 2018, thanks to the implementation of its health and wellbeing programme Fit4Work, Fit4Life.The programme, provided by Axa PPP Healthcare, was implemented in 2013 and rolled out across ...

  • long-term health problems
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: 77% use EAPs to assist employees with long-term health issues

    2018-09-11T08:59:54Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and flexible working practices rank highest among employers' methods of helping staff with long-term health problems, with 77% and 71% respectively, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018, which was published in August and surveyed 162 respondents, ...

  • mental health support
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: 63% of employers have strategies in place to support employees' mental health

    2018-09-07T08:58:08Z

    EXCLUSIVE: There has been a small drop in organisations providing specific benefits and strategies to support employees’ mental health, from 67% in 2017 to 63% in 2018, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018, which surveyed 162 respondents in July, did find, ...

  • Supplier article

    Why the never switching off culture is damaging your workforce’s health

    2018-09-07T08:27:38Z

    Shocking research has revealed that commuters are so regularly using travel time for work emails that their journeys should be counted as part of the working day. The study from the University of the West of England highlights that the advancement of technology with WI-FI on trains and the speed ...

  • integrated healthcare
    Analysis

    The benefits and practicalities of an integrated healthcare strategy

    2018-09-06T05:00:37Z

    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 ...

  • Häfele UK
    Case Studies

    Häfele UK uses integrated programme to provide for a diverse workforce

    2018-09-06T05:00:31Z

    Häfele UK has employees in diverse roles and locations, which naturally adds to the already steep challenge in providing for their health and wellbeing needs. Within its 420-strong workforce, 200 employees are based in warehouses, 160 are office-based, and the remainder have field sales roles around the country.Nevertheless, the organisation ...

  • Cayla-Google
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Google to open Employee Benefits Live 2018 conference programme

    2018-08-31T10:04:43Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Cayla Kitayama (pictured), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) benefits at technology giant Google has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Tuesday 2 October 2018.Kitayama’s session, titled ‘Putting health and wellbeing at the heart of your benefits strategy’, will start the two-day ...

  • Healthcare research
    Article

    Employee Benefits’ Healthcare Research 2018

    2018-08-31T09:48:12Z

    Click to download the Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 was conducted in July 2018 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 162 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals benchmark their organisation’s health and wellbeing provision, looking at the related ...

  • Lloyds
    Article

    Lloyds Banking Group signs charter to support terminally ill employees

    2018-08-28T11:18:04Z

    Financial services organisation Lloyds Banking Group has signed the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) 'Dying to work' charter, in order to offer greater security to employees who are living and working with a terminal illness.The voluntary charter forms part of the TUC's wider 'Dying to work' campaign. This seeks to have ...

  • CA Technologies
    Case Studies

    CA Technologies broadens wellbeing programme to support global diversity

    2018-08-28T05:00:34Z

    Global software technology organisation CA Technologies has re-launched its wellbeing programme in order to promote a broader and more inclusive definition of wellbeing among its 10,500 international employees.The initiative was originally implemented 10 years ago, and was re-launched in May 2017 to feature a new ‘Five ways of wellbeing’ structure. ...

  • Employee Benefits Live
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Live partners with Employee Assistance Professionals Association

    2018-08-24T10:50:45Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s largest employee benefits and reward event, Employee Benefits Live, has partnered with the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAP Association) for 2018’s event at the ExCeL, London.The EAP Association is a not-for-profit organisation that represents the interests of both organisations and individuals concerned with employee assistance and psychological health ...

  • Supplier article

    Why workplace wellness matters

    2018-08-21T16:07:49Z

    Workplace wellness has become a buzzword in the past couple of months or so, with businesses becoming more aware of the benefits of taking care of employee wellness. Every £1 spent on workplace health initiatives results in return on investment ranging from £2 to £34.A large portion of the population ...

  • Baker McKenzie
    Case Studies

    Baker McKenzie includes gender identity counselling in PMI scheme

    2018-08-21T05:00:24Z

    When global law firm Baker McKenzie’s private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, provided by healthcare insurer Cigna, renewed in April 2018, it introduced a new counselling benefit for employees over the age of 18 with gender identity disorder.Included as part of the organisation’s standard single PMI coverage for its 900 UK ...

  • transgender-inclusive
    Analysis

    What support should PMI offer transgender employees?

    2018-08-21T05:00:17Z

    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’ ...

  • Darren Towers
    Opinion

    Darren Towers: Making health and wellbeing inclusive for trans employees

    2018-08-20T15:00:39Z

    We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, but trans staff face distinct challenges in the workplace, from physical spaces, such as gendered facilities, to direct harassment based on gender identity.Stonewall’s 2018 LGBT in Britain: Trans Report, published in January 2018, found that 51% of trans and ...

  • The Santander Group
    Article

    The Santander Group extends physical activity benefit to 200,000 global employees

    2018-08-13T09:42:27Z

    Banking organisation The Santander Group has extended its wellness programme to offer more than 200,000 global employees access to a physical activity benefit.The Santander Group has expanded its partnership with corporate wellbeing provider Gympass to offer all of its global employees access to more than 35,000 gyms, studios and health ...

  • Eric-Craig
    Article

    67% feel employers could do more to encourage active commuting

    2018-08-10T10:15:43Z

    More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents believe that employers can make allowances to help encourage employees to have a more active commute, according to research by social enterprise organisation Free2cycle.The survey of 2,000 UK individuals highlighted initiatives such as introducing flexible start times, providing access to changing facilities and offering ...