All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 205
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OpinionHelen Smith: Why caring commitments impact health and wellbeing
For those with family and caring commitments, balancing the often-conflicting elements of work and life can be a major cause of stress and mental health issues. Financial problems, loss of sleep, relationship breakdowns and many other triggers can affect emotional wellbeing, and all of this can in turn impact on ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Raising awareness of health and wellbeing
As our Health and Wellbeing Week, in association with Benenden Health, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Many employers today recognise the value that employees place on health and wellbeing provisions offered by ...
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AnalysisShould organisations incentivise health improvement among employees?
Need to know:Growing numbers of employees expect a reward or incentive for participating in workplace health programmes.Many off-the-shelf initiatives enable employees to collect points for completing healthy actions; these can then be redeemed for various rewards and prizes.Employers should carefully consider the type of challenge and reward being used to ...
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OpinionProfessor Kirk Chang: Are incentives outdated?
There are thousands of types of incentives, but they usually fall into three main category bases: holiday, finance and workshop or training.These have been used around the world in various types of organisations, and they all have their positives and negatives. No reward system is perfect, but, in general, they ...
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Physical inactivity in the workplace
Around 20 million adults in the UK are physically inactive [1] and globally 1 in 4 adults are not active enough. [2] World Obesity Day is on the 11th October and provides people with practical solutions to help people achieve and maintain a health weight to reverse the obesity crisis. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 47% cite mental health as major cause of sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Mental health issues have risen as a major cause of sickness absence in respondents' organisations, from 39% to 47% over the past year, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which surveyed 162 respondents in July, found that mental health ...
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Case StudiesE-book: Wellbeing case studies
Today’s employees expect support from their employers with their health and wellbeing. Check out these case studies from some of our award-winning and market-leading clients on how they have created a wellbeing programme and interconnected all aspects of their mental, physical and financial wellbeing benefits to meet ...
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Article88% of employees attend work despite suffering from minor illness
Nine in ten (88%) employees have admitted to attending the workplace when suffering from a minor illness, according to a study on absence and presenteeismby Canada Life Group Insurance.The online survey of 1,001 full-time and part-time UK employees, carried out in August 2018, also revealed that nearly half (47%) of ...
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Get more active together
With National Fitness Day tomorrow, there’s no better time to celebrate the role physical activity plays across the UK! National Fitness Day encourages those of all ages to get more active and raise awareness of the importance it plays in leading a healthier active lifestyle. Why not get more active ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 35% of organisations have no strategy to reduce sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: The percentage of organisations that do not have a strategy for reducing sickness absence has risen by 11%, from 24% in 2017 to 35% this year, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which surveyed 162 respondents in July 2018, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: John Lewis' Davison to discuss building a wellbeing culture at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Davison, partner and head of health, leisure and hotels for John Lewis Partnership, will discuss the benefits of putting health and wellbeing at the core of an organisation's strategy at Employee Benefits Live 2018.The session, titled 'Building a health and wellbeing culture for competitive advantage', will form part ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 52% of organisations offer eye care to employees
Just half (52%) of organisations provide employees with eye care at work, according to a study on behalf of Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The research, carried out by Opinium in July 2018 among a sample of 507 HR decision makers across the UK, raises health and safety concerns, according to Jim Lythgow, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rolls-Royce's Roomes to discuss health and wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: David Roomes (pictured), group director, health, safety and sustainability and chief medical officer at engineering organisation Rolls-Royce, will discuss securing boardroom buy-in for health and wellbeing strategies at Employee Benefits Live 2018.The session, titled ‘Bringing health and wellbeing into the boardroom – the business case’, will form part of ...
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Supplier articleStep it up this September for your vascular health
Vascular disease is as common as heart disease and cancer and accounts for 40% of deaths in the UK! Many of these deaths are preventable!Vascular disease is the collective term used for diseases of the arteries, veins and lymphatics. So, every part of the body to which blood flows can ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A third of employers offer an integrated wellness strategy
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 ...
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ArticleStress-defusing therapy dog assists in the fight against PTSD
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 ...
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Supplier articleWhy you need to know your numbers
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 ...
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ArticleSaint-Gobain UK and Ireland reduces organisational health age by 3,030 years
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 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 77% use EAPs to assist employees with long-term health issues
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, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 63% of employers have strategies in place to support employees' mental health
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, ...