Health Creation at Work a change for the better
Developed by leading integrated health clinician Dr. Rosy Daniel, Health Creation at Work is a dynamic health programme that is aimed at improving corporate performance by enabling individuals, teams and entire organisations to reach their maximum potential for health, productivity and ultimately increased profitability.
Generating good health within organisations is now accepted as a key tool in improving overall performance. By being proactive your organisation will have the opportunity to enjoy the real benefits that come from a positive, healthy and motivated workforce.
Instead of adopting a reactive response to health problems as they occur, the key is to create a positive health culture throughout your organisation and in so doing create an atmosphere of energy and productivity. Any effective organisational health strategy should focus on preventing illness for the vast majority of staff, as well as helping to manage illness positively for the minority.
An idea whose time has come
The changing nature of the workplace means the time is right for companies to take an even greater interest and awareness in the health of their employees.
New Health & Safety and Disability legislation is forcing employers to take more responsibility and accountability for the long-term health and well-being of their staff. This is particularly relevant as the average age of the UK’s workforce will continue to rise in the coming years. There is the ever increasing risk of litigation, which is pushing up employers' liability premiums, as employees sue for an expanding range of occupational illnesses and diseases, including stress and stress related problems.
Sickness and absenteeism costs UK business, even at conservative estimates, in excess of £13 billion a year, with no signs of this reducing. The provision of traditional reactive health related benefits, like private medical insurance, continues to rise significantly ahead of inflation.
There is also the great cost of losing people, who succumb to stress or lifestyle related disease, and the investment in time and money involved in recruiting and training their replacements.
In short, a healthy creative atmosphere within the workplace will have a positive impact on both existing and new employees as well as the organisation’s bottom line.