All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 246
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Bupa launches dental care for SMEs
Bupa has extended its dental care product to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The Bupa Dental Health Plan, which provides cover for treatment at Bupa dental centres, offers employees routine dental care, including check-ups, scale and polish appointments, and any necessary x-rays.The plan also provides:A 20% discount on general dental treatment ...
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HCML launches mental health intervention product
Rehabilitation and case management provider Health and Case Management (HCML) has launched a professional case management product to combat workplace absence and reduced productivity caused by mental health issues.It’s The Time To Talk service aims to manage employees’ recovery with intensive intervention to help them stay at, or return to, ...
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William Grant funds pay rises with PMI savings
EXCLUSIVE: William Grant and Sons has switched providers of its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme and made adjustments to the new scheme to produce cost savings which it will use to give higher pay rises to its UK staff.The whisky distiller chose to enter into a tender process to switch ...
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Employer-paid PMI on the increase
The use of employer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) policies in the UK increased by 2% to 2.98 million in 2012, according to research by healthcare intelligence provider Laing and Buisson.Its Health cover UK market report 2013 found that, of the 58,500 additional company-paid policies, 35,700 were self-insured by employers and ...
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DOD’s blog: Dreaming in percentages
Having spent the past week buried in data (for both the about-to-be published Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013 as well as our fascinating in-depth analysis on how the main corporate advisers are performing in the UK market) I am beginning to dream in percentages.It is also why I have plenty ...
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Aviva launches PMI product for large employers
Aviva has launched a new private medical insurance (PMI) product for large employers.Its Guidewell product, which is available from 1 July, has been designed to manage the rising costs of claims and to help employers control their healthcare spend.The product includes:Open-referral process, so there will be no shortfall in hospital ...
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Absenteeism at record low
Absence from work in the UK has dropped to a new record low, according to research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).The CBI/Pfizer Absence and workplace health survey, which questioned HR managers in 153 organisations employing 850,000 people across the UK, found the average absence rate was 5.3 days ...
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Tui UK and Ireland targets staff absence
EXCLUSIVE: Tui UK and Ireland has hosted a wellbeing day to focus on developing a holistic health and wellbeing programme across the business and to reduce its sickness absence levels.The travel organisation’s first wellbeing day was held in June at its head office, where 1,200 employees could visit benefits suppliers ...
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Sick days cost UK nearly £29bn a year
Sick days are costing UK business nearly £29 billion a year as UK workers take more than four times as many days off work due to sickness as their global counterparts, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).The research, which is based on data gathered from 2,500 organisations, found that UK ...
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Group risk report 2013
PDF version of Group risk report 2013Ot read the articles online:David Williams: The future of group risk benefits looks flexibleGroup risk facts and figuresHow to align group risk benefits with business strategyKatharine Moxham: New opportunities in the group risk marketTop tips for minimising group risk benefits spendHow to use group ...
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Gym and exercise breaks can increase productivity
Providing breaks for employees to visit the gym or to exercise during office hours could help to increase day-to-day productivity, according to research by specialist HR recruitment firm Ortus.The research, conducted among 570 HR professionals, found that 52% of respondents said gym and exercise breaks would boost work levels.Other popular ...
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Uni of Lincoln staff take part in global challenge
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Lincoln has launched its fourth annual Global Corporate Challenge.The challenge, which began in May and will continue until September, will include a range of activities that focus on employee health and wellbeing.The university had four teams when it first participated in the programme in 2009, but ...
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Cycling to work could halve sick days
Cycling to work could halve the number of sick days taken by UK employees and provide a £13.7 billion annual boost to UK business, according to a report by Sustrans.The report has been launched in tandem with the charity’s Support Cycling to Work campaign.It calls on government to recognise the ...
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Axa PPP launches employee dental plan
Healthcare insurer Axa PPP Healthcare has launched a dental plan for employers to provide to staff.The plan offers a choice of six levels of cover of staged reimbursements per treatment.Employees will have telephone access to dental nurses, and can also obtain information about how to maintain good dental health through ...
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Engage Mutual enhances its health cash plan product
Engage Mutual has enhanced its employee-paid health cash plan product.It has removed the excess payable on a range of treatment areas, added an extra premium level, and added an option for employees to pay by direct debit.The enhancements include:The excess payable has been removed when claiming on consultation and diagnostics, ...
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Fit notes have positive impact on absence
The fit-note system is having a positive effect on reducing long-term sickness absence, according to research by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and the University of Liverpool.The study, which collected data from 58,700 fit notes distributed to 25,000 patients between October 2011 and January 2013, was conducted by the ...
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Opinion
Kate Nowlan: Health cover is vital for expatriate staff
But when planning for staff to work or travel abroad, too many employers neglect to put in place plans to support the immediate and long-term health and wellbeing of employees who are away from home.Research shows that up to 10% of people exposed to traumatic events, such as those requiring ...
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Opinion
Howard Hughes: Employers see value of dental appointments
In 2012, our annual dental survey found 9% of employees (from a sample size of 11,785) said they were unable to visit their dentist more frequently because they could not get the time off work.Our 2013 research (released in April) showed this figure had fallen to just 4%.It is encouraging ...
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ArticleMost common health benefits offered to expats
Private medical insurance (PMI) (33%) is the most common healthcare benefit offered to expatriate staff, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2013, which surveyed 376 HR and benefits professionals, found that other commonly offered healthcare benefits for international employees include life assurance/death in service (28%), PMI ...
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ArticleMost common sickness absence strategies
EXCLUSIVE: More than three-quarters (81%) of respondents cited return-to-work interviews as the most common format for their sickness absence strategy, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2013, which surveyed 376 HR and benefits professionals, found this is followed closely by early intervention by line managers (74%), ...