Workplace Health
and Wellbeing Academy
Shaping the future of the workplace health and wellbeing, together
How can the Academy help my business?
The health and wellbeing of your workforce has never been so important. The Bupa academy is a modular educational programme designed to provide businesses with exclusive insights and practical tools to help you understand how best to look after your team’s health and wellbeing.
Our experts will share the latest insights on key health and wellbeing trends and resources to help businesses build actionable plans that really make a difference.
Who can attend?
Our Academy sessions are designed to be interactive so you can spend quality time with health and wellbeing experts. Each session is available for up to 20 attendees. If you have any queries, please speak to your account manager.
Intermediaries
Intermediaries or broker businesses who support and market healthcare schemes. This can include consultants, principals and administration colleagues.
Employers
This might include HR directors and managers, scheme administrators, finance directors and procurement colleagues, or anyone involved with their company healthcare scheme and/or employee health and wellbeing.
Academy sessions
For bookings and more information about the sessions, please contact your account manager or contact [email protected]
Cancer
The risk of cancer is increasing and there’s a high chance someone in your workforce will be affected. The Cancer module gives you the tools and resources to better support colleagues with cancer, how best to raise awareness and spot the symptoms sooner.
Mental Health
With 1 in 4 people1 experiencing mental health problems the mental health module explores how workplaces can equip managers to better spot the signs, foster more open cultures and build better resilience.
Muscles, Bones and Joints
Muscle, bones and joints pains can affect your team’s overall wellbeing – both inside work and outside. The MSK module provides you with the tools and resources to better support your employees and keep your business thriving.
Women’s health
In the past, less focus has been given to women’s health issues in the workplace. This has led to poorer health outcomes and a lack of progress for women in business and leadership.
This module gives tips, tools and advice on how organisations can better support women’s health in the workplace.
Bitesize academy videos
Our bitesize academy videos provide an on-demand experience, designed to help line managers support their team’s health and wellbeing. Explore our videos to hear some of Bupa’s leading clinical experts provide tips, tools and resources on how to support employees in the workplace.
Supporting employees with work related stress
Watch time: 11 minutes
According to the Labour force survey around 18 million days3 are thought to be lost each year because of stress, depression or anxiety. Watch our bitesize video to find out how line managers can reduce work-related stress and support employees who might be struggling.
Supporting your team's heart health
Watch time: 13 minutes
This academy bitesize video provides line managers with valuable insights, tips, and tools about supporting employees with their heart health at home and at work.
Talking about suicide and support at work
Watch time: 13 minutes
Suicide can be a very sensitive subject to talk about, and there is often stigma and misconceptions surrounding it. This bitesize video discusses some of the ways line managers can reduce the risk of suicide amongst employees and how to provide support for any colleagues who have been affected by suicide.
Supporting employees with Diabetes
Watch time: 15 minutes
Without the right care and support, people with all types of diabetes can be at risk of developing serious complications. Watch our bitesize video to hear about the adjustments line managers can make to help employees manage diabetes at work.
Supporting employees experiencing endometriosis
Watch time: 11 minutes
Women who live with endometriosis need more support at work, because they often suffer significant losses of income and opportunity. Find out how endometriosis can impact people in the workplace and how line managers can better support employees who live with the condition.
Supporting employees facing fertility concerns
Watch time: 11 minutes
Experiencing difficulties conceiving can be distressing and all-consuming and can impact every aspect of someone’s life – both at home and at work. This bitesize video discusses how line managers can support employees facing fertility challenges in the workplace.
Supporting LGBTQIA+ employee Mental Health in the workplace
Watch time: 12 minutes
Research shows that LGBTQIA+ people are more likely to experience conflict and harassment at work compared to their heterosexual and cisgender colleagues. This bitesize video discusses how line managers can support LGBTQIA+ employee mental health in the workplace.
Supporting Men’s Health in the workplace
Watch time: 10 minutes
Men tend to be in worse general health than women in the UK. This bitesize video discusses how organisations and line managers can encourage and support men to be more open about their mental wellbeing and seek help.
Supporting Long term conditions
Watch time: 6 minutes
Failure to support employees with longterm conditions at work can have negative impacts on the workplace including increased absence, high turnover and low morale. In this bitesize video find out how line managers can support employees with long-term conditions.
Is your team burnt out or busy?
Watch time: 8 minutes
Burnout can lead to presenteeism, absenteeism and low productivity in the workplace. Find out how line managers can spot the signs and symptoms and how they can best support their teams.
Supporting neurodiverse employees
Watch time: 7 minutes
In this bitesize video, find out how line managers can better support neurodiverse people at work. Learn about practical adjustments that help neurodivergent employees thrive.
Supporting those who care for children with mental health issues
Watch time: 7 minutes
This video is a guide for managers who are supporting employees who care for children with mental health issues.
Disability inclusion in the workplace
Watch time: 8 minutes
With more than 4.5 million2 disabled people in work, it’s important that organisations create accessible and inclusive workplaces to help everybody thrive at work. In this bitesize video, find out some of the different ways organisations can support disability inclusion in the workplace.
Supporting transgender individuals
Watch time: 9 minutes
This bitesize video discusses some of the different ways line managers can support transgender individuals in the workplace.
Support employees through the menopause
Watch time: 15 minutes
Organisation’s risk losing top talent due to misunderstanding menopause symptoms. Find out how line managers can best approach a conversation about the menopause (PDF, 0.2MB) and support someone having symptoms in this bitesize video.
Supporting managers to talk about period health
Watch time: 10 minutes
Stigma around period health continues to be a leading issue for women in the workplace. This bitesize video explains how line managers can help to normalise conversations around menstruation (PDF, 0.1MB)
Help your team feel better from head to toe.
Learn how your working environment can affect how your team feels.
We spend a lot of time with our colleagues, so it’s worth exploring ways you can collaborate better.
Learn how to speak to your team about their emotions, so you can develop a deeper understanding of what they’re going through.
It’s never too late for your team to learn something new.
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1 CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work report, 2021
https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/health-wellbeing-work-report-2021_tcm18-93541.pdf (PDF, 1.2MB)
2 Workplace Wellbeing Census Full Report 2021
https://www.bupa.co.uk/~/media/Files/MMS/mms-hosting/bins-06316 (PDF, 0.9MB)
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