All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 250

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    Simplyhealth launches new cash plan

    2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Simplyhealth has launched a new employer paid health plan.This includes free child cover for up to four children under 18 years old, discounted gym membership, online health risk assessments and a dental accident benefit as part of the new plan.Alongside the core plan, employers can also choose from six additional ...

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    Absence management is top priority

    2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Absence management is the top priority for employer respondents, according to research by Best Doctors.The annual Best Doctors/Canada Life survey found that, with regards to workplace health, respondents are also prioritising communications (18%), cost mitigation (15%) and return on investment (6%).The main objective for respondents’ workplace health benefits programmes was ...

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    Government to tackle long-term absence

    2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The government is to implement a new independent assessment and advisory service aimed at getting people back to work and away from long-term sickness benefits.The scheme, which was announced by the minister for welfare reform Lord Freud, is intended to save employers up to £160 million a year in statutory ...

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    William Russell enhances global PMI products

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    William Russell has increased the options available on its international private medical insurance (PMI) products.From January 2013, members of its gold and silver plans will be able to claim back the cost of health checks and vaccinations of their choosing. Gold plan members will also be able to claim an ...

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    PMI popular for expatriate employees

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    When considering benefits packages for staff overseas, private medical insurance (PMI) was the most popular option, cited by nearly a third (32%) of respondents to research by international healthcare provider Expacare.Its research, Anatomy of an international business, found that share options (30%) and relocation allowance (24%) were also popular benefits ...

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    O2 adds health cash plan to flex

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    O2 has added a health cash plan to its flexible benefits scheme following a review.The cash plan is offered on a voluntary basis to the telecommunications company’s 12,000 employees.The plan, One Fund, provided by Engage Mutual, offers a choice of six premiums, which provide an annual fund of up to ...

  • Case Studies

    Daisy Group health cash plan covers PMI excesses

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    This means employees can use the plan to offset the cost of any excesses incurred when claiming on the employer’s PMI policy, which is provided by Bupa.Rebekah Tapping, group HR director at Daisy Group, says: “One of my frustrations with PMI plans is the hoops you have to jump through ...

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    Analysis

    Health cash plans are booming

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…The number of company-funded health cash plans increased by 13.5% in 2011.Employers using cash plans to cover PMI excesses is a new trend.Dental and optical remain the most popular treatment areas for health cash plan claims.The number of employers funding health cash plans rocketed ...

  • Article

    Caerphilly Council launches eyecare scheme

    2012-11-21T12:02:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched an eyecare scheme for its 4,500 employees using a series of roadshows to communicate with staff.During the roadshows, which were held at the end of October across various locations, employees were able to view a range of glasses and have their vision screened ...

  • Article

    RSA offers eye health screening to staff

    2012-11-05T11:33:00Z

    RSA Group is offering an eye health screening clinic to employees at its Bristol office and local Quality Repair centre.The screening, which is provided by Specsavers, is part of the insurance group’s Fit to Drive campaign, which highlights the dangers of driving with poor eyesight and encourages drivers to look ...

  • Article

    Nationwide shelves plan for benefits cap

    2012-11-01T00:00:01Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Building Society has shelved plans to cap employee benefits for older workers after a review concluded that the cost of provision did not yet outweigh the value of the package to employees.The review, led by HR director Robert Aldrich and an external law firm, was triggered by a ...

  • Article

    Health cash plans among employees' preferred benefits

    2012-11-01T00:00:01Z

    A third (35%) of respondents ranked health cash plans among their top-three preferred benefits, according to research by PMI Health Group.The research, conducted with global research consultancy TNS, found that, among this 35% of full-time employees, 11% ranked cash plans as their most valued benefit overall, behind contributory pensions (25%), ...

  • Article

    Buyer's guide to healthcare trusts 2012

    2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Healthcare trusts offer an alternative to private medical insurance (PMI) for providing healthcare cover to staff and their families. Trusts, which first appeared in the 1980s, enable employers to create a bespoke medical insurance benefits package based on the needs of their employees.For example, a degree of flexibility around cover ...

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    Levels of presenteeism on the rise

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The average level of employee absence has fallen from 7.7 days in 2011 to 6.8 days per employee per year in 2012, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth.The CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence management survey found that, with the fall in absence, there has been ...

  • Article

    Health Shield launches cash plans for SMEs

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Health Shield has launched two health cash plans specifically designed for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with three employees or more.The Elements plan, which will be available from January 2013, provides a range of benefits, including: dental, optical, chiropody, specialist consultations, health and wellbeing, health screening, online health risk assessments, ...

  • Article

    Alliance Surgical enters PMI market

    2012-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Alliance Surgical has entered the private medical insurance (PMI) market with the launch of a plan designed for medium and large employers.The independent surgical services provider, which is part owned and run by about 1,200 specialist consultants of which 430 are shareholders in the company, will case manage each claim ...

  • Case Studies

    Serco saves on sickness absence

    2012-09-29T00:00:00Z

    Global services company Serco Group has saved £1 million in the first year after implementing a new sickness absence strategy.It moved from a system where there was no central understanding of long-term sickness absence to one where absence is actively managed and controlled. The success of the initiative earned Serco ...

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    Devonshire NHS Trust runs wellbeing event

    2012-09-27T11:21:00Z

    Devonshire Partnership NHS Trust is running an activity and wellbeing event today (27 September) to provide staff with more information about healthy living.This will include free taster sessions on yoga and massage, and stands and presentations on benefits such as childcare vouchers, pensions and automotive leasing. Staff from a local ...

  • Article

    Deloitte offers heart checks to staff

    2012-09-06T09:49:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Deloitte has hosted a day of healthy heart checks for its employees to coincide with World Heart Day on 29 September.The event, which was run by Roodlane Medical, included cholesterol and glucose tests, blood pressure checks and nutrition advice.It was available to the firm’s 6,000 London-based employees.The event is ...

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    Yorkshire Building Society launches health cash plan for staff

    2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has introduced a health cash plan for its 4,000 employees.The plan, which is provided by Simplyhealth, allows employees to claim money back on visits to an optician, dentist, physiotherapist, chiropodist, chiropractor and osteopath.Staff can also use the plan for up to four resident children under the ...