All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 221
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Health Shield launches new and improved health and wellbeing benefits
As part of its commitment to help even more companies improve employee wellness and productivity, award-winning health cash plan and wellbeing provider Health Shield has announced a raft of new and improved health benefits.From early diagnostics, detection and screening services to rehabilitation and the extension of home care support to ...
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Case StudiesHywel Dda University Health Board helps staff fund everyday health needs
Hywel Dda University Health Board is responsible for providing healthcare services to around 384,000 people across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It also cares about the health and wellbeing of its 10,000 employees, having introduced a Health Shield-provided cash plan in 2013 to help staff fund their everyday health needs.Andrea Thomas, ...
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ArticleWhat are the latest trends in the health cash plan market?
Need to know:Claims apps make it easier to use a health cash plan, pushing up claims volumes but delivering greater benefit to employees and employers.Virtual GP services are the latest benefit addition, responding to long waiting times to see a local doctor.Some cash plan providers have absorbed increases in insurance ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Care achieves 10% take-up of wellbeing platform
EXCLUSIVE: Health and social care organisation Virgin Care has achieved a 10% take-up rate for its new online health and lifestyle platform for staff, which launched in January 2017.The online platform, MyWellness, aims to support the mental, physical and social wellbeing of the organisation's 7,000 employees. It is divided into ...
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Article48% have access to workplace wellbeing tools
Nearly half (48%) of respondents are offered tools by their employer that are designed to promote wellbeing in the workplace, according to research by Robert Half.Its The secrets of the happiest companies and employees report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults who work on a full or part-time basis, also found ...
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The key benefits of having a workout buddy at work
by Nick Hudson, head of physical activityI recently presented you with the demoralising statistic that only 10% of people stick to their New Year’s Resolutions. We’re just a couple months into 2017 so hopefully your employees won’t have become part of these numbers yet, but the realistic part of me ...
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Video – how to encourage more physical activity at work
by Nick Hudson, head of physical wellbeingAs the seasons change, it can be tough to know what sort of exercise to take part in. But research has shown – no matter what the weather – that there’s a huge benefit to exercising outdoors. So whether you’re fighting off the last ...
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Measuring the value of your employee wellbeing initiative
Employee wellbeing is on everyone’s minds, but what’s it really doing? Watch an interview with the Reward Gateway wellbeing team on how to properly calculate your own employee initiative ROI, and how to look at the ‘intangible’ VOI (value on investment), too.Click here to watch the video.
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Article137.3m working days lost due to sickness or injury in 2016
An estimated 137.3 million working days in the UK were lost due to sickness or injury in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Sickness absence in the labour market: 2016 report found that minor illnesses, such as colds and coughs, were the most common reason for sickness ...
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How to encourage more physical activity at work
Struggling with a 3pm slump or lack of motivation to get moving at the office? Watch an interview with the Reward Gateway wellbeing team on eight new ideas on getting your team up and about to boost employee wellbeing.Click here to view the video.
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How your mental health affects employee’s financial wellbeing
by Gethin Nadin, director of EcosystemsIt has been suggested that economics is a branch of psychology. So it stands to reason that an individual’s attitude to financial wellbeing is rooted firmly in their mentality.In 2002, I graduated with a degree in psychology. Although useful at times – particularly when watching ...
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Research: one in seven employees will have a serious absence this year
Research commissioned by Ellipse in October 2016 has found that one in seven employees have been absent from work for four weeks or more in the last year. This challenges previously published government statistics (one in 18) and suggests that the risk of long-term absence is now higher than previously ...
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Article49% do not receive eyecare benefits from their employer
Just under half (49%) of employee respondents state they do not receive any eyecare benefits from their employer, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.Its survey of 1,007 employees and 502 employers also found that 41% of employer respondents are concerned about their employees’ eyesight as a result of their ...
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Article51% would like a wellness allowance to support a personal approach to wellbeing
More than half (51%) of employee respondents would like to have access to a wellness pot or allowance to support a personal approach to staying mentally and physically well, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its UK employee benefits watch: 2016/17: transformation to wellness report, which surveyed 500 UK employees ...
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Guide to kickstarting workplace employee wellbeing
Wellbeing in the workplace is more than just a buzzword. It’s now an important part of your employee’s experience, engages them with the business, and makes them happier, healthier and more productive. But no two people’s wellbeing goals are the same, and it doesn’t only cover fitness. There’s mental and ...
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ArticleNHS England develops national health and wellbeing agenda for 1.3m staff
Employee Benefits Connect 2017: NHS England has developed a nationwide health and wellbeing agenda, implementing staff policies and local partnerships to improve the health of its workforce.Self-reporting staff surveys last year found that prevalent health and wellbeing concerns for NHS employees included obesity, mental health issues and musculoskeletal conditions (MSKs), ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: NHS England to discuss data analytics and wellbeing at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: NHS England will explore the role of data analytics in driving a tailored approach to employee health and wellbeing at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Eric Barratt (pictured), healthy workforce programme manager at NHS England, will present a session titled ‘Driving positive behaviour for a healthier workplace’ as part of the ...
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Article73% experience musculoskeletal problems
Almost three-quarters (73%) of employee respondents have experienced musculoskeletal problems, such as back, neck and shoulder pain, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 2,007 UK adults also found that 46% of respondents spend between four and six hours a day sitting down at work, and 25% of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gain insight on artificial intelligence and the future of employee health at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2017 will be able to explore how developments in artificial intelligence and advances in technology can help structure a personalised, data-driven health and wellbeing strategy.Umang Patel (pictured), partnerships director at Babylon Health, will present a session titled ‘How is artificial intelligence redefining the future ...
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Article42% overeat or eat unhealthily because of workplace stress
More than four in 10 (42%) employee respondents overeat or eat unhealthy foods because of workplace stress, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 1,006 full-time and part-time employees also found that 31% of respondents who work in an open-plan office believe that either their colleagues or ...