All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 219
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Tips to improve your memory
Frustrated that you are frequently forgetting things or do you simply want to boost your brainpower? There are a couple of ways that can help to improve your memory and speed up your thought process.Don’t skip your workouts Physical activity helps to keep your brain sharp as it increases oxygen ...
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OpinionRhiannon Jenkins: What should employers do when employees' annual leave plans are interrupted by sickness?
With summer fast approaching, many employees will already have organised their holidays and annual leave. Often, however, the best laid plans go awry. How should employers deal with requests from employees to cancel their pre-booked annual leave or retake holidays that have been interrupted by sickness?The leading case in this ...
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Being mindful with unhealthy foods
Being healthy doesn’t mean you need to deprive yourself of all of your favourite foods, it is all about learning to eat them in moderation. The main foods to moderate are those containing unhealthy fats and sugar, and alcohol drink wise. You shouldn’t exceed 6 teaspoons of sugar a day, ...
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Best foods to eat to keep calm at work
When you are next feeling stressed at work, try eating calming foods throughout the day to help you relax. Avoid turning to comfort foods to feel better, there are a wide variety of healthy foods out there that have stress-relieving effects and won’t damage your health.Asparagus: Containing folic acid, Asparagus ...
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The benefits of a healthy workplace for employers
Health and wellness has become a priority on the corporate agenda with companies realising the benefits of implementing wellness initiatives. Incorpore recognises that healthy employees are good for business therefore we have launched a new wellness proposition. Your Wellness Hub is a collaboration of some of the key wellness providers ...
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ArticleChiswick Park introduces spin classes as part of wellbeing initiative
Business campus Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work has introduced a series of eight early morning and lunchtime spin classes, free of charge, as part of its ongoing focus on wellbeing in the workplace.Chiswick Park, which is a 1.8 million square foot business campus located in West London, is home to organisations such ...
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OpinionDuncan Young: How can employers help staff achieve good health?
Good health is not simply the absence of disease. This becomes apparent when a holistic approach to health and wellbeing is taken, which includes a range of elements that help people to thrive.Although good health is specific to each person, employers can help on the journey to increased wellbeing. Employees ...
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ArticleDeliveroo to find medical cover for delivery riders in 12 countries
Food delivery organisation Deliveroo has updated its accident insurance provision to provide all of its delivery riders, across 12 countries, medical insurance if they are involved in an accident while working.The insurance will cover medical expenses up to £7,500 and will also protect up to 75% of their average gross ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Oscar Mayer revamps benefits scheme to offer employer-paid healthcare
EXCLUSIVE: Food manufacturing organisation Oscar Mayer has revamped its Millie Benefits Scheme, to provide employer-funded healthcare and legal assistance benefits to 2,000 permanent employees across three UK operating sites.The Millie Benefits Scheme, which was relaunched on 1 April 2018, was originally introduced in 2001 as a voluntary benefits scheme, which ...
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Keeping up energy levels throughout the day
It can be difficult to maintain energy throughout the day and people often reach for unhealthy snacks to boost it. Consuming large quantities of sugar can give you a temporary sugar high, which results in an energy crash once the effects of the sugar have worn off. Eating the wrong ...
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How to step up your fitness routine for summer
Summer will be here soon and with it holiday season. Sometimes we need a push or incentive to help us to be more physically active, and a holiday abroad can be the perfect opportunity to do so! However, exercising shouldn’t solely happen once a year when you want to look ...
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Case StudiesCA Technologies relaunches health and wellbeing strategy to expand wellbeing focus
Software organisation CA Technologies has relaunched its health and wellbeing strategy, expanding its wellbeing offering to include mental health and resilience components, rather than focusing solely on physical health.The organisation has 2,500 employees across 22 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), including 500 staff in the UK. ...
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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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How to maintain a healthy diet at work
When busy at work, a healthy diet can become a bit of an afterthought. A balanced diet is essential as your body needs proper nutrition to function properly. The nutrients in food can help repair cellular damage, fuel your body with vitamins and minerals, promote a healthy immune system and ...
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ArticleFitFlop, Skyscanner and Xiros shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits
FitFlop (pictured), Skyscanner, Trowers and Hamlins and Xiros are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits, small employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award, sponsored by Simplyhealth, recognises the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies that have been implemented by organisations ...
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Supplier articleDon't let bad technology hurt your employee benefits uptake
By Lucy Tallick, Head of Wellbeing Once seen as a niche, Cycle to Work schemes are offered by 53,500 employers and used by 500,000 employees across the UK. And, while I’m writing this, our Cycle to Work scheme has saved employees £4,821,000 – directly saving employers £2,218,000. Whilst these numbers ...
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The importance of re-evaluating your fitness goal
If you exercise on a regular basis and have set yourself a fitness goal, then you need to be assessing your progress against it on a regular basis. Your body will get used to doing the same exercises every day and eventually it will stop working as hard, therefore you ...
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The benefits of exercising when pregnant
Exercising during pregnancy can provide multiple benefits including preventing type 2 diabetes, minimising weight gain and preparing you for labour and delivery. The NHS states “the more active and fit you are during pregnancy, the easier it will be for you to adapt to your changing shape and weight gain.”Boosts ...
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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 ...