Simplyhealth

With a general election around the corner and 2.83m people off work due to long-term sickness, accessible healthcare for all has never been more important. To achieve this, we’re calling on the next Government to... 1. Acknowledge low-cost health cover as an effective method of tackling in-work sickness and driving the prevention agenda. 2. Reduce excessive tax burdens placed upon health cover products, employers and their employees. 3. Collaborate with the health protection industry to understand and unlock the role it can play in driving a healthier nation.

We’ve supported the CIPD to launch a new health and wellbeing review tool. This quiz-based tool will help you assess your organisation's current health and wellbeing offering and identify opportunities for improvement. Unlock the full potential of an effective health and wellbeing programme and reap the benefits with a healthier and more engaged workforce. Try the quiz here: https://lnkd.in/e63qrCNv

🚨NEW RESOURCE ALERT🚨 We've newly launched a quiz-based health and wellbeing tool, supported by Simplyhealth. Our innovative tool invites people professionals to evaluate their health and wellbeing offerings by answering a series of questions ✅ Want to review your organisation's offerings? Be the first to try it out today ➡️ https://ow.ly/lluG50T2ULk #HealthAndWellbeing #WellbeingReview #EmployeeWellbeing #StaffWellbeing

We’re proud to support the BrightBites oral health education programme, in collaboration with Dentaid The Dental Charity , to help teach children the importance of taking care of their oral health, and provide them with a free toothbrush and tooth paste. 🦷🪥 So far this year, BrightBites has reached 16,711 children across 175 schools, thanks to the efforts of 167 volunteers who have given up their time to deliver sessions. These volunteers have included some of our own colleagues, pictured here is our CEO Paul Schreier who delivered a BrightBites session today, and our Chief Technology Officer Tim Gough with our Corporate Finance Director David Warren who recently delivered a session. Find out more about BrightBites and our other corporate giving work on our website: https://lnkd.in/ecxGQ-NV

It can be difficult for managers to talk to their staff about women’s health issues for lots of reasons – including stigma and lack of knowledge. That’s why we’ve created our Comfortable Conversations guide, to help managers understand common women’s health issues, and provide practical dos and don’ts for comfortable conversations. We offer lots of advice for how to make the process of talking about women’s health easier, such as: • Provide a suitably private space where you can chat without interruption. • Recognise that their condition or situation will make some women feel vulnerable and insecure and reassure them that they are highly valued in their role. • If a woman feels uncomfortable discussing their problem with a male manager, offer a meeting instead with a female manager or HR officer or colleague. • Follow up with a plan of what help you can offer and check in with them regularly. Read our Comfortable Conversations guide for more help and advice: https://lnkd.in/eN5uK4ip

According to our new research, gen Z and millennials lead the way in wanting health cover at work with 60% saying it’s what attracted them to join their company. Our data showed that nearly eight in ten (78%) workers aged 18-34 say it is important to them that their employer provides health cover. Read the full story on our website: https://lnkd.in/eWV9axkB Or from Corporate Adviser: https://lnkd.in/eiwYjGzY Or from Health & Protection:

Writing in City AM today, our CEO Paul Schreier reflects on the figures published last week by the IPPR which found that the hidden cost of sickness to the economy has risen by £30bn since 2018. The vast majority of this – £25bn – is caused by the lower productivity that comes from working while sick. Read the article to find out what Paul suggests businesses and the government can do to address this: https://lnkd.in/eSEuWamR

We’re proud to have sponsored Corporate Adviser’s 2024 Corporate Cash and Dental Plans Report, which includes a Q&A with our Product Director Tina Kennedy. Get your copy of the report below.

In today’s world, employee health cover is increasingly important. With 2.8 million people off work due to sickness (ONS 2024), there’s a real need for workers to be able to access healthcare support when they need it. But with 7.75 million people on NHS waiting lists (NHS 2023), 1 in 6 people in the UK are now turning to private healthcare. That’s why employers are increasingly being looked to, to support the health of their workforce. Find out how our Health Plans can help: https://lnkd.in/erFxqJ4X

Our research showing that Brits took 8 million sick days for back pain last year was featured in this Sunday Times article: https://lnkd.in/dVtDvurT (Accessible for subscribers to the Times).