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We've published our 1st case-study 🎉 Take a look at how we've support Bleckmann UK to become a healthier place to work over the last 11 months Link in comments 👇 #HealthyWorkplacesLeics #HealthyWorkplacesRutland #WorkplaceHealth #WellbeingAtWork

As intermediaries, it’s important for you to have a good view on the current wellbeing support and needs of workplaces. Colin Fitzgerald, our Distribution Director, recently shared in Corporate Adviser, valuable insights with Laura Matthews, on intermediaries’ perspectives on how they can best support employers and what group income protection can offer. Read their interview here: https://bit.ly/49ZwkeO

It's good to hear more around actually making the change rather than talking about the wellbeing change. Just start. Putting wellbeing in a tick box will not save lives or change thoughts on ageing and prevention. Just because you say you are going to be better at wellbeing and wellness doesn't mean you are doing it anytime time soon. SOON. With the nation managing the highest levels of long term sickness which is often stress related and managing chronic health conditions, why are we not looking at the long game? The one where we support ageing workforces and supporting women health better? We don't take our health seriously until it's too late. Don't let that be you.

3 ways to make it into The ReferAll Round Up: 1. shout about your wellbeing services 2. shout about your wellbeing services with a data story 3. give me a shout ✉ 📲 = 😁 #TheReferAllRoundUp #ExerciseReferral #Wellbeing #Roundup #Newsupdate

The UK is facing a health and wellbeing crisis, with worsening outcomes for many individuals and communities. But while we all know that where we live has a huge impact on our health and wellbeing, not enough is being done to tackle these issues at a local or national level. So how can we work together to instigate change? This is the basis of a roundtable that we convened recently, working to develop a shared understanding and commitment to sharing our learnings and collaborating further. The key recommendations were: * Prioritise health equity and outcomes for all in policy and funding frameworks to drive systems-level change. * Increase flexibility in investment approaches to empower local solutions and community buy-in on health issues. * Integrate health more proactively into spatial planning policy and development processes to embed wellbeing from the start. * Strengthen collaboration between health, housing, and community sectors to address interconnected challenges through shared initiatives and pooled resources. A huge thanks to everyone who gave their time to contribute - we look forward to collaborating further over time. And if you or your organisation would like to get involved, then do please get in touch.

"As we reflect on the insights gleaned from our deliberations, it is abundantly clear that a paradigm shift is needed - a shift towards a more holistic approach that places health and wellbeing at the centre of design and planning, as well as the delivery and long term management of places and spaces." Those are words from Rebecca Britton as she introduces the report from our recent roundtable discussion, 'Health and Wellbeing in all Places'. And we think she's summed it up pretty well! The roundtable brought together a diverse array of stakeholders united by a shared vision of creating healthier, more resilient communities. We were joined by representatives from: The Health Foundation Sport England Impact on Urban Health Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) HACT Centre for Thriving Places TRUUD (Tackling Root causes upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) Sustrans RTPI Centre for Ageing Better We brought together these organisations with differing priorities and approaches, so that we could learn from one another, look beyond the boundaries of individual organisational mandates, and explore how our diverse approaches and skills can converge towards a common purpose: to create better outcomes for all. This report summarises the discussions, explains what action the Quality of Life Foundation will take as a result, and makes broader recommendations for industry and policy. Have a read here: https://lnkd.in/efgtgcUW Thank you Rebecca Britton, Gwen Nightingale, Nick Evans, Carmen Sumadiwiria, Julia Thrift, Sarah Parsons, Rachel Laurence, Daniel Black, Geoff Bates, Rachel Toms, Richard Blyth and Millie Brown for your thoughtful contributions. #HealthAndWellbeing #HealthyPlaces #QualityOfLife #HomesAndNeighbourhoods #UKHousing #BuiltEnvironment #Collaboration Matthew Morgan

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐲 By Arrow advisors Rosario Avila & Andrew McNeil, North Bay Business Journal Columnists Health care remains one of the biggest drivers of ballooning employee benefits costs. The North Bay is one of the most expensive regions in the United States for businesses to operate. With the high costs of living, intense competition for talent, rigorous regulations around worker protections and a tight labor market, the North Bay area faces several challenges that contribute to the cost of doing business.

Big or small, indoor or outdoor! Find out how vacant spaces can be transformed into vibrant community hubs for #SocialPrescribing in our latest blog. Get expert insights and practical advice on: 🤝 How Social Prescribing can improve community wellbeing through non-medical interventions 🌟 The process of transforming a space for social prescribing ✅ What makes a good site for community use Click below to read the blog 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNB58RGZ #NHS #CommunityWellbeing #HolisticCare

I’m often asked why I founded Wield Well-Being. The answer is simple: Health and wellness in the United States is broken. We react to health issues as they arise - costly and unsustainable to both individuals and employers - rather than proactively taking charge of our well-being. ❓ So why found Wield Well-Being ❓ As put by the late Dr. Dee Edington - to change the conversation around health: ➡ From health as the absence of disease to health as vitality and energy ➡ From only caring for the sick to enabling healthy people to stay healthy ➡ From the cost of healthcare to the total value of health ➡ From individual participation to population engagement ➡ From behavior change to a culture of health We empower small businesses and nonprofits to wield the benefits of well-being as a pathway to business growth by developing employees who thrive in life.

Scotland’s workplaces are making a significant contribution to the growing ill-health of the nation. Most of the causes of workplace ill-health are preventable and the solutions are economically sustainable or beneficial. This report highlights the challenges Scotland faces and the affordable, achievable and immediate steps the Scottish Government can take to make a long-lasting and positive impact on the health of the nation.