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H E A L T H W E A L T H C A R E E R

17 JANUARY 2017

W E B C A S T

W H Y P A R T I C I P A T E ?

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T O D AY ’ S S P E A K E R S

Paul HollingdalePrincipal, Mercer

Adam NoachStrategic Analytics,Vitality Health

Mark SharpeSenior Associate, Mercer

Paul is the UK Sales Leader for MercerMarsh Benefits. He has over 20 years’experience in helping clients addresstheir employee benefit challenges.Paul has worked closely with VitalityHealth to develop the Britain’s HealthiestWorkplace study in addition to thebroader Mercer team on the MercerWorkplace Health proposition.

Adam is responsible for the analyticalaspects of strategic initiatives for VitalityHealth. He has over nineteen years ofexperience in health insurance, wellnessprogrammes and adjacent financialservices sectors, and has dedicatedmost of his career to research anddevelopment.

Mark is a senior consultant in our WorkplaceHealth Consulting team in London and hasextensive experience in developing anddelivering health care solutions for a widevariety of clients. As a CharteredPhysiotherapist and PharmaceuticalChemist, Mark has a broad base ofhealthcare knowledge, but specialises in theproactive management of musculoskeletalinjuries where he has won a number ofindustry awards for innovation. Mark hasalso sat on the Board of the UKRehabilitation Council, the body responsiblefor quality standards within rehabilitation.


A G E N D A

• Welcome

• The business case for workplace health

• The value behind Britain’s Healthiest Workplace

• Questions & close


THE BUSINESS CASE FORWORKPLACE HEALTHMARK SHARPE, MERCER


H E A L T H I N T H E U K T O D AY

S O C I E T Y

W O R K P L A C E L I F E S T Y L E

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% O F P E O P L E A T R I S K

22%BMIBody mass adjusted for waistcircumference

35%Physical activity150 minutes or less moderate tohigh-intensity sessions per week

36%Chronic conditionsAt least one chroniccondition

50%NutritionNot eating five fruit and veg

37%SmokingCurrent and former smokers(Quit less than 15 years ago)

31%AlcoholExceeding recommended units

I M P A C T O N E M P L O Y E E S

T O P T H R E E R E A S O N SF O R A B S E N C E *

Neck and back pain

Stress, anxiety and depression

Minor illnesses

* ONS 2016


Mental wellbeing- symptoms of

severedepression

Work-relatedstress

73%

Financialconcerns

25%

Sleepdeprivation(less than

7hrs a night)

30% 5%

W H A T W O R R I E S E M P L O Y E E S ?


T H E W E L L N E S S B A R R I E R

Usually low level of investment

Facilitating sustained behaviouralchange to improve health

Providing robust benefits forwhen ill health does arrive

High cost


T H E W E L L T H EA T R I S K T H E I L L T H E

L O N G - T E R MD I S A B L E D

15% 55% 25% 5%

At any one time individuals in the working population fall into 4 categories…



27.5 days are lostper employee

9.6% of payrolleach year

£2.7m per1000 employees

££

I M P A C T F O R E M P L O Y E R S


B R I T A I N ’ S H E A L T H I E S T W O R K P L A C E SB Y D E S I G N

D E D I C A T E DH E A L T H B U D G E T

M E A S U R E R O I O F H E A L T HI N T E R V E N T I O N S

L E A D E R S H I PC O N S I D E R S H E A L T H

C A R E A S P A R T O FT H E K P I S

P R O V I D EM A N A G E R T R A I N I N G

D I S C U S S S T A F FH E A L T H & W E L L B E I N G

A T B O A R D L E V E L

O F F E R A R A N G E O F H E A L T H I N T E R V E N T I O N S A C R O S SP H Y S I C A L A C T I V I T Y, N U T R I T I O N , S M O K I N G &

W O R K P L A C E S T R E S S


P H Y S I C A L

S P I R I T U A L

E M O T I O N A L

S O C I A L

O C C U P A T I O N A L

E N V I R O N M E N T A L

F I N A N C E

I N T E L L E C T U A L

C O R E D I M E N S I O N S O F W E L L N E S S


B U I L D I N G T H E B U S I N E S S C A S E F O R H E A L T H

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D A T A C O L L E C T E D F R O M T H E F O L L O W I N G S O U R C E S

EmployeeDemographics

SicknessAbsence

MedicalPlan

GroupIncome

Protection

EmployeeAssistanceProgramme

OccupationalHealth

Britain’sHealthiestWorkplace

ActionInsightData

healthiestworkplace.co.uk


A model for workplace wellness: Combining top-down andbottom-up measures

1. Largest comprehensiveworkplace wellness survey inthe UK

2. 400 companies and 100,000employees in 4 years

3. Research approach linksemployee health engagement,to productivity outcomes

1. World’s longest standing incentive-based wellness solution; 18 yearheritage, over 20m life years ofdata

2. Significant grounding in actuarial,clinical and behavioural sciencethrough academic collaboration

3. Outputs: Evidence of significantlifestyle behaviour change, Lowerclaims cost and productivitybenefits for engaged employees


Objectives and structure of Britain’s Healthiest Workplace

1. Create awareness of the importance of a healthy workplace2. Help employers to develop the business case for investment in workplace wellness3. Develop a credible dataset to support employers in targeting their investment4. Allow employers to benchmark their performance over time

Delivery partners Winners in 2016Advisory Board

Dame Carol BlackDr. Justin VarneyDr. Steve BoormanProfessor Steven BevanProfessor Sir Cary CooperProfessor Martin RolandProfessor Theresa MarteauAndrew Jack

Nomura International Plcadidas UKForster communicationsGSKEversholt Rail UK LtdSweaty BettyTendekaBerkeley St EdwardHome Retail Group


How it works

A 40 minute onlineassessment

completed by acompany

representative

A 20 minute onlineassessment that is

completed on avoluntary

basis by employees

A comprehensivereport outlining

the health of yourorganisation,

providingbenchmarking

information, andoffering practical

suggestions tosupport health and

productivityimprovement

A face-to-faceconsultation where

you can discussyour results and

identifyfuture strategieswith a workplacewellness expert

OrganisationalHealth Assessment

Employee HealthAssessment

OrganisationalHealth Report Expert consultation

Inputs Outputs

Employee HealthReport


Defined communication and promotion strategy to support participation

Workplace promotionalmaterials Communication toolkit Engaging and simple online survey

instrument


An overview of the most important findings fromBritain’s Healthiest Workplace

1. Lifestyle choices are a significant determinant of critical outcomes

2. Behavioural change among at-risk groups is complex

3. Employees lose 28 days of productive time each year due to health-related absenteeism and presenteeism

4. Employees have lost over four years of life expectancy due to their lifestyle choices and associated risk factors

5. An authentic culture of health at work and a tailored suite of interventions can increase participation, leading tobehavioural change, risk reduction and improved outcomes


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The timeline for Britain’s Healthiest Workplace in 2017

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Q U E S T I O N S ?

Paul HollingdalePrincipal, Mercer

Adam NoachStrategic Analytics,Vitality Health

Mark SharpeSenior Associate, Mercer

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