Bringing you the latest healthcare trends, interviews with medical experts and global leaders as well as specialist insight from Bupa: all designed to keep you and your organisation one step ahead.
The latest insight; Health and wellbeing in the future workplace.
Rewatch the LIVE event
The pandemic has changed the health and wellbeing needs for many employees. As organisations look ahead and plan their transition to the future workplace of home and office working, we explored how they must consider the physical and mental health issues that new ways of working present and adapt to the individual needs of their people. The event includes a panel discussion on the rise of Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
Pain and the pandemic
During the pandemic, 80% of home-workers developed joint and muscle pain.1 Musculoskeletal (MSK) health will be an ongoing challenge as hybrid working sets to be the most popular future model for many companies. We explore what this means for employers.
The challenges of Long-COVID
Dr Petra Simic from the Cromwell Long-COVID Clinic, shares the latest learnings on Long-COVID, including how prevalent we expect this to be, the latest thinking on treatment and the implications for occupational health.
Where are we now?
Everyone has had different experiences during the pandemic, ranging from new challenges and unexpected gains. As workplaces and society reopens, how can we target support to those who need it? We reveal learnings from the Bupa Workplace Wellbeing Census and how this is likely to impact productivity and engagement.
Previous articles from the Health Insights series
Apr 2021
Navigating a challenging new landscape
Cancer diagnosis has been disrupted during the pandemic, but cancer waits for no one. A delay of just four weeks increases the risk of death by 8%2 — and Macmillan Cancer Support estimates at least 50,000 cases have been missed during the pandemic3. We explore the last 12 months of data and what this means for treatment targets, care and the impact on survival.
Apr 2021
Innovations and improving outcomes
Cancer is getting very personal. Dr Christos Mikropoulos, Bupa’s Clinical Director of Oncology explains how genomics continues to transform treatment, and outlines the benefits and challenges surrounding the next generation of individualised therapies.
Apr 2021
Working together for health awareness
Collaboration is the key to improving health awareness and outcomes. Learn how we’re working with employers and partners to overcome challenges and deliver better cancer diagnostics and care - via employee engagement, rapid diagnostic and treatment pathways and new specialist centres.
Feb 2021
64% of senior executives experiencing poor mental health turn to potentially unhealthy coping mechanisms4
Remote working creates unique challenges around identifying and supporting staff who are struggling with addictive behaviours and other mental health issues. It also raises new questions about an employer’s duty of care.
Feb 2021
Innovative and dynamic treatment offers addiction patients dual diagnosis
Dr Amal Beaini, from The BONDS Clinic, shares his expertise on tackling complex co-existing mental health disorders throughout the pandemic, and explores what are the latest innovations for addiction treatment.
Feb 2021
Building back better after COVID-19; a company wellbeing programme offering tangible results
We speak to the company who escaped the surge in work-related stress and anxiety as a result of the pandemic. And despite having staff in frontline roles, sickness due to COVID-19 has been lower than the UK average.
2 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(21)00022-X/fulltext
3 https://www.macmillan.org.uk/assets/forgotten-c-impact-of-covid-19-on-cancer-care.pdf (PDF, 1.5MB)
4 Bupa Global Wellbeing Index Key Findings, November 2020 www.bupaglobal.com/en/your-wellbeing/inside-bupa/ wellbeing-index/self-medication
