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Welcome to the Business Health Centre, your source of inspiration and information from healthcare and employee engagement experts.

Information regarding Coronavirus

Do you or your employees have queries about COVID-19 (also being referred to as coronavirus)?

A health strategy with year-round support

Creating a health and wellbeing strategy that resonates with your employees and sticks is no mean feat. It’s why the 2021 calendar is packed with campaigns and promotional material to support you. Align your wellbeing strategy with these events and you’ll be well on your way to engagement that lasts well beyond New Year.

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Campaigns tailored by you

Supercharge your campaigns and create tailored, co-branded communications. You’ll engage your employees in their health, and successfully signpost them to your available products and services.

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Keep up with our latest health insights

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Key considerations for employee return

REBA’s Employee Wellbeing Research 2021 in association with AXA Health

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Wellbeing risk is business risk

REBA’s Employee Wellbeing Research 2021 in association with AXA Health

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Managing return to work anxiety

REBA’s Employee Wellbeing Research 2021 in association with AXA Health

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How leaders can best support line manager wellbeing in the months ahead

As we move through the evolution of work during COVID-19, and look to the future, how can leaders most effectively support their people managers?

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Support for you and your teams

Staying productive. Keeping in touch, Looking after yourself and each other as managers. We’ve collated a rich content set of webinars, articles and employee guides to support you support your teams work from home, tackle anxiety, and keep positive and healthy during these challenging times.

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Manager guide to keeping momentum and motivation

If your team is working from home, you may find that some take it in their stride but others, who may have little experience of home working, find it unnerving.

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Kick-starting a connected strategy

Find out how a ‘one health’ approach to wellbeing helps real-estate services firm Avison Young nurture profitable partnerships with its people.

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Seven Trends That Will Shape Corporate PMI

AXA Health’s Chris Horlick predicts a year of inclusivity, personalisation and prevention

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Tackling stress head on - a business priority for 2020

Eugene Farrell, Mental Health Lead for AXA Health, highlights the need for a one health approach:

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The unknown stresses contributing to ill health in the workplace

Have you ever noticed that when you’re stressed you tend to experience neck, back or shoulder pain?

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Mental Health First Aid – at work

In recent years there has been a significant shift in the way we talk about mental health – both in our personal lives and at work.

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How wellbeing at Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) is proactively promoted

We face the same health concerns as many employers: from day to day lifestyle issues (unhealthy habits and little exercise), to musculoskeletal and mental health conditions, all often leading to high levels and/or long-term periods of absence.

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The future of health - The impact an ageing population with have on the NHS and Social Care

We take a look at how living longer could influence how we receive NHS and Social Care as we get older…

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Building a health culture for a healthy business like Saint-Gobain

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Corporate wellbeing strategy

Your people are living and working for longer, making them think differently about their health and wellbeing.

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The hidden power of exercise

We all know that exercise is good for us, whether we have a regular regime or not.

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Helping your business face the complexities of cancer

At AXA Health it’s our goal to help employers make informed decisions about how to approach cancer in the workplace.

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Creating a happy and healthy workplace

Find out why creating a happy and healthy workplace can benefit your business.

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Why you should have an alcohol, drug and substance misuse policy

The start of a New Year encourages many of us try to turn over a new leaf to live more healthily – .

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Are you doing enough to support the mental health of your workforce?

Thriving at work – a major report on mental health and employers, commissioned by Prime Minister Theresa May – has highlighted the impact of mental ill health in the workplace.

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Genomic Profiling Pathway

Introducing our Genomic Profiling Pathway in association with HCA Healthcare UK (HCA)

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GP appointments should be no waiting game

At AXA Health we’ve always firmly believed that fast access to diagnosis, advice and treatment matters to people’s health...

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How to achieve buy in for your health and wellbeing initiatives

Senior managers may be attracted to the concept of promoting workplace wellbeing but are less keen when they realise the time and funding needed to implement and make the programmes successful.

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Expect the unexpected

Wallboard Employers are, thankfully, becoming better attuned to the benefits of managing employee...

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Mental ill-health – now affecting more employees than ever

Mental health problems are common in the workplace and this contributes significant cost to business and the UK economy.

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How can a wellbeing strategy meet the mental health challenge?

Mental ill health is one of the greatest challenges employers face. Here’s how an effective wellbeing programme can support employees' mental – and physical – health.

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Can employee health coaching add value?

Health Coaching isn’t new, but incorporating it into your health and wellbeing strategy for all employees could be.

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Healthcare Trusts - are they a viable alternative to PMI and how does this affect IPT?

Health trusts Since November 2015 IPT has been steadily on the rise, doubling from 6 per cent to 12 per cent in a little over 18 months.

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What are the rules on flexible working?

Previously only parents of children under 17 (or 18 if the child is disabled) or carers for dependant adults had the right to request flexible working arrangements from their employers.

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The future of health - Screening, testing, prevention and early intervention

A lot of attention has been given both to genetic screening, to predict risk of developing a condition, and to prevention, to reduce or remove that risk

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The impact of artificial intelligence and big data - The future of health

This year, the amount of data collected globally will be greater than all the data collected in all previous years..

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The future of healthcare – Commonplace treatments of the future

Treatments that are now experimental may become mainstream – including the use of heavy particles rather than radiotherapy, or the use of gene and cell modification therapies.

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The future of healthcare - Provider relationships

With a change in the relationship with treatment providers we know we can reduce the number of interventions by changing the way we contract with them and aligning everyone’s incentives.

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A Manager's guide to promoting physical activity

Our Manager's guide to promoting physical activity provides an overview of why an active workforce is good for business & some tips on how to be active.

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Managing absence confidently

Managing Absence Confidently is a no-nonsense approach to dealing with absence that gives you logical advice on what to do when a team member goes absent, best practice, top tips and even a handy checklist to work through so you can cover all the steps.

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Events and Webinars

Wellbeing: the cost of inaction

Wellbeing has never been so important for business. It’s moved beyond a benefit to an essential. But what are the costs of doing nothing?

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Getting ahead in 2021: Managing Mental Wellbeing

As we turn the corner and start to look forward, how should we prepare to look after the mental wellbeing of our teams in 2021 and beyond?

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Where's next for EAP's in supporting the mental health of staff

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Engage your teams in health

Welcome to the Business Health Centre, your source of inspiration and information from healthcare and employee engagement experts.

Information regarding Coronavirus

A health strategy with year-round support

Campaigns tailored by you

Keep up with our latest health insights

Key considerations for employee return

Wellbeing risk is business risk

Managing return to work anxiety

How leaders can best support line manager wellbeing in the months ahead

Support for you and your teams

Manager guide to keeping momentum and motivation

Kick-starting a connected strategy

Seven Trends That Will Shape Corporate PMI

Tackling stress head on - a business priority for 2020

The unknown stresses contributing to ill health in the workplace

Mental Health First Aid – at work

How wellbeing at Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) is proactively promoted

The future of health - The impact an ageing population with have on the NHS and Social Care

Building a health culture for a healthy business like Saint-Gobain

Corporate wellbeing strategy

The hidden power of exercise

Helping your business face the complexities of cancer

Creating a happy and healthy workplace

Why you should have an alcohol, drug and substance misuse policy

Are you doing enough to support the mental health of your workforce?

Genomic Profiling Pathway

GP appointments should be no waiting game

How to achieve buy in for your health and wellbeing initiatives

Expect the unexpected

Mental ill-health – now affecting more employees than ever

How can a wellbeing strategy meet the mental health challenge?

Can employee health coaching add value?

Healthcare Trusts - are they a viable alternative to PMI and how does this affect IPT?

What are the rules on flexible working?

The future of health - Screening, testing, prevention and early intervention

The impact of artificial intelligence and big data - The future of health

The future of healthcare – Commonplace treatments of the future

The future of healthcare - Provider relationships

A Manager's guide to promoting physical activity

Managing absence confidently

Events and Webinars

Wellbeing: the cost of inaction

Getting ahead in 2021: Managing Mental Wellbeing

Where's next for EAP's in supporting the mental health of staff

Stay Connected