All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 244
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Employers invest in healthcare and wellbeing benefits
Oxfam launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) for its 1,300 staff, as did 2 Sisters Food Group, which introduced the benefit to coincide with an online health assessment programme.Meanwhile, French kitchenware manufacturer Le Creuset now offers its UK staff an on-site gym run by Personal Touch Fitness.James Shillaker, chief executive ...
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Universal Provident to withdraw hybrid health plan
Universal Provident is to withdraw its hybrid health plan from the market.The Oasis Plan, which included a £15,000 lump-sum serious illness benefit, major medical expenses and a hospital plan component, was a hybrid health cash plan and private medical insurance (PMI) scheme.Dale Tranter (pictured), assistant group manager at Universal Provident, ...
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London Luton Airport halves healthcare costs
EXCLUSIVE: London Luton Airport has halved its health insurance premiums and seen employee take up of its health benefits rise to nearly 100% over the past year.The airport launched a health cash plan, Mosaic, and hospital treatment insurance, with healthcare provider Westfield Health in 2012.Mosaic, which can be tailored to ...
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Aviva trains rehabilitation team in mental health first aid
Aviva has trained its 20-strong rehabilitation team to be mental health first aid instructors.The training, by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, will support Aviva’s in-house clinical specialist psychiatric nurse and in-house clinical physiotherapist, as well as a dedicated team of rehabilitation case managers.They have been trained to recognise the ...
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AnalysisHow to measure workplace stress
If you read nothing else, read this…Workplace stress is a growing cause of sickness absence.Employers can use a number of tools to measure workplace stress.Line manager awareness remains key.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2013 , which was published in June, found that 38% of respondents cited personal mental health ...
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AnalysisFacts and figures on health and wellbeing benefits
Employee Benefits Healthcare benefits research 2013, which surveyed 376 HR and benefits professionals, was published in June 2013CBI/Pfizer Absence and workplace health survey, published by the Confederation of British Industry in July 2013EMEA health care survey, published by Mercer Marsh Benefits in June 2013The Emerging technology in health engagement research, ...
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Analysis
How to assess the employee experience of private medical insurance claims
If you read nothing else, read this…Lower PMI premiums do not necessarily mean a less satisfactory employee experience.Consultants and advisers are good sources of information about the quality of a PMI provider’s service.Employers could survey scheme members to assess their opinions on the benefit.With most PMI schemes subject to annual ...
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AnalysisHow to address preventable causes of employee absence
If you read nothing else, read this…Absence related to musculoskeletal and mental health issues is usually preventable.Line managers are key in preventing absence as long as they are educated about how to do so.Workstation assessments and health screening can help to identify employees’ health risks.Sick days cost UK business nearly ...
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Shell staff most active in Europe
Shell has been named the most active organisation in Europe by the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC).The global oil and petrochemical company was chosen because nearly 14,000 employees across 34 countries took part in the 2013 GCC, an addition of 12 countries on its participation in 2013.The Global Corporate Challenge is ...
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2 Sisters Food Group to launch voluntary perks
2 Sisters Food Group is to launch a voluntary benefits plan, an employee assistance programme (EAP) and an online health assessment programme in November 2013.The benefits, which are provided by Personal Group, will be available to the food manufacturer’s 24,000 employees at 47 locations around the UK.The scheme will also ...
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Vision Service Plan launches in the UK
EXCLUSIVE: Vision Service Plan (VSP) has extends its eyecare offering to employers in the UK.The US eyecare provider, which works with 40,000 employers in the US, will offer optical benefits to employers, encouraging them to create wellness programmes for their employees through eyecare.VSP is working with the Association of Optometrists ...
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PruHealth to launch integrated health product
PruHealth is to evolve its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme and its Vitality wellness programme into a new Lifestyle Health Insurance product.Its new offering, which will be introduced on 1 January 2014, will provide employers with a platform to offer employees a full integration of PruHealth’s products and services.The Lifestyle ...
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Demonstrating ROI is top priority for HR
More than a third (35%) of respondents named demonstrating return on investment (ROI) as their number one priority over the next 12 months, according to research commissioned by PMI Health Group and conducted by Imperial College Business School.The research, which surveyed HR directors and managers for large UK organisations, found ...
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Jelf Employee Benefits launches paper on cancer care
Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a white paper on cancer care.The paper is designed to educate employers on the options available to help them manage their costs and care better for their employees.The white paper includes details on:NHS shortfalls.Issues with private medical insurance (PMI).Pressures on employers.Alternative cancer cover.Iain Laws, director ...
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Bupa launches health benefit for all UK staff
Bupa has launched its diagnosis benefit, Business Fit, to all 30,000 UK employees.The healthcare provider’s aim is to offer early intervention to help reduce sickness absence, as well as to diagnose mental health issues quickly and provide physiotherapy treatment for muscle, bone and joint conditions.The benefit includes:Quick diagnosis and treatment.Physiotherapy ...
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Employers should fund PMI to aid return to work
A court ruling in a case involving work-related stress has determined that employers could be required to fund private medical insurance (PMI) as part of a ‘reasonable adjustment’ to help employees return to work.The claimant in Croft Vets Ltd v Butcher, who had been a long-serving employee, left work with ...
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ArticleAbsence could be cut by over a third
The UK and Germany have the worst sickness absence rates in Europe, lagging behind countries such as France, Poland and Romania, according to a report by the Fit for Work Europe Coalition.The report, which was written by The Work Foundation, found that an extra one million employees could be at ...
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48% feel stressed at work
Nearly half (48%) of respondents feel stressed at work two to three or more times a week, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.The Axa PPP Healthcare Workplace wellbeing survey, which surveyed 500 small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) and 500 employees, found that two-thirds (63%) of employer respondents do not ...
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Le Creuset launches gym benefit
French kitchenware manufacturer Le Creuset has launched free gym services for its employees.The organisation, which is aiming to increase employee health and wellbeing, has appointed Personal Touch Fitness to manage onsite facilities for more than 60 staff at its UK branch in Andover, Hampshire.The corporate fitness provider also provides fitness ...
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Opinion
Colin Boxall: One size PMI does not fit all
Bupa’s market share and influence can, arguably, enable it to mould medical insurance thinking more effectively than other insurers.Its bold approach to managing treatment costs, in turn managing client premiums, has been validated to some degree by the recent Competition Commission findings highlighting that hospital costs in some areas should ...