All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 234
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Under the radar – Fit for Work and sickness absence
Earlier this month we sat in on a presentation delivered by the Fit for Work service, and this session did highlight one small but important change to the offering that we must admit had slipped under our radar.The Sickness Absence Review published in 2010 suggested that the Independent Assessment Service ...
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A look at health cash plans in 2015
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Case StudiesBirmingham Children’s Hospital immunises staff for the winter
Birmingham Children’s Hospital offers its 3,600 employees annual winter flu immunisations. Of those, 2,610 are frontline staff, who are in constant contact with patients. Last year, 90% of them made use of the jab.The hospital also has a team managing the campaign, as well as 120 voluntary flu champions who ...
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OpinionJohn Neal: Encourage physical and mental winter exercise
As the leaves begin to turn, the last of the outdoor fitness training sessions disappear alongside daylight.It is much easier to leave an exercise programme for staff until the New Year begins, when there is ahint of a spring ahead and perhapsfor some the motivation of a marathon or a ...
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OpinionDr Bridget Juniper: Employers can boost wellbeing and productivity in the winter
The clocks have gone back, nights are drawing in and staff morale has dipped. What practical actions can employers take to support employees’ health and wellbeing so that they remain well and productive during the winter?The golden rule is to make it relevant to employees and the work they perform. ...
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AnalysisTop tips for running a successful winter wellbeing promotion
If you read nothing else, read this… Employers must make sure their winter wellbeing provision is part of an overall wellbeing strategy. To ensure take-up, the initiatives offered by organisations should appeal to staff. Essentials such as encouraging healthy eating and exercise should be utilised.As the evenings grow longer and ...
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ArticleGovernment to review public sector sickness absence
Autumn Statement 2015: The government will undertake a review of sickness absence in the public sector.This will be followed by a consultation into how to reduce the impact of sickness absence on public sector service delivery. Legislation will also be considered where necessary.The Spending review and autumn statement 2015 policy ...
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Beware of expat maternity costs
The subject of expatriate maternity packages is a complicated one and can leave both employers and individuals with many questions. With the cost of having a child varying greatly around the globe, as well as the standard of healthcare and the coverage from International PMI, this issue of pregnant employees ...
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Fit for Work: An image problem?
As we have mentioned here before, the new Fit for Work service is now available right across England and Wales.The aims and objectives of this important new service can be best summed up by the below from the Fit for Work website: “Fit for Work is a Government-funded initiative. Fit ...
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Flexible healthcare plans to replace historic defined structure
Employers are predicting a more flexible future for employee healthcare plans, according to new research we have recently carried out. Taking an analogy from the world of pensions, 55 per cent of employers believe that today’s structured and fully-funded comprehensive, defined benefit-style of health plans will be replaced by a ...
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ArticleLendlease links physical environment to its employees' wellbeing
Lendlease has linked its physical office environment to its employees’ health and wellbeing.The property and infrastructure organisation has partnered with Delos to develop a building standard that actively contribute to employees’ health, wellbeing and performance, and it intends to lead by example by implementing the initiative among its own workforce.The ...
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ArticleDomestic and General offers staff free flu jabs
Domestic and General is running a free flu jab scheme for its employees for the fifth year in a row.The appliance care provider is giving staff at its Nottingham, Bedworth and Brighton offices the opportunity to receive the vaccinations, which are supplied by Doctorcall, throughout November.The scheme aims to improve ...
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Article36% suffer from a chronic health condition
More than 36% of respondents are coping with a chronic health condition such as heart disease of diabetes, according to research by Britain’s Healthiest Company, alongside Vitality Health, the University of Cambridge, Mercer and RAND Europe.The research, which is based on responses from 32,538 employees, also found that 61% of ...
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Employers need to consider alcohol consumption strategies within health and wellbeing schemes
During Alcohol Awareness Week (16-20 Nov) and with Christmas not far away, Buck Consultants has produced guidance for employers on the importance of alcohol consumption strategies within their health and wellbeing schemes.Chris Evans, senior consultant, Buck Consultants at Xerox, says: “Whilst formally reported alcohol consumption has been falling consistently in ...
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21, VSP industry insight: Engaging employees with eye care
Aberdeen University scientists recently announced they have developed a new test that detects mental health disorders without using high tech MRI equipment or tracking brain waves. It is nearly 100% effective and is done completely through the eyes.Although this test is still in the trial stages, it is becoming more ...
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Article44% want employer support to make healthy lifestyle changes
Almost half (44%) of respondents would like their employer to help them make positive changes to their lifestyle, according to research by Bupa.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 85% of respondents believe their productivity would increase if they were able to stick to positive lifestyle changes.The research ...
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OpinionClaire Ginnelly: What to consider with the rise in insurance premium tax
In the Summer Budget 2015, Chancellor George Osborne announced that the standard rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) will increase from 6% to 9.5% from 1 November 2015.IPT is a tax on insurers and is added to general insurance products, such as car, home and travel cover, as well as ...
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9, Cigna: The importance of mental wellbeing in the workplace
Supporting employee mental health is a growing challenge for many employers. Around 70 million working days were lost to mental illness in 2013 at a cost of £70-£100bn to the UK economy, according to the Annual report of the chief medical officer, published in September 2014. Issues like anxiety, depression ...
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40, GymFlex: Re-examining inactivity in the workforce
Those who believe that inactivity causes obesity might be in for a shock: a long-term study by Exeter University, EarlyBird diabetes study, finalised in 2013, suggests it is actually the other way around. Consuming a fatty, sugary diet in the early years causes obesity, which in turn makes people inactive. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft offers staff free massages and flu vaccines
EXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft offered its 200 employees free therapeutic massages and flu vaccination vouchers as part of an initiative to highlight National Stress Awareness Day on 4 November.The web development organisation also provided its employees with free vitamins, supplied by the Boots Employee Wellbeing Scheme, as part of the initiative, which ...