Corporate Membership of My Health Network

Putting employee health at the top of your agenda may help you cut the costs of absenteeism, improve loyalty, performance, motivation, gain a reputation as a caring employer AND comply with HSE regulations.

With our innovative health education resource, we help companies like yours cost-effectively demonstrate that they comply with HSE legislation and are engaging with the Government led initiative “Health, Work and Wellbeing”, designed to improve the health of working people.

“Over 166 million working days are lost each year through illness, costing employers, on average, £567 per employee per year.”
CBI 2003 Absence and Labour Turnover Survey

If this is the case, how much are you losing every year because of your employees’ poor health?

Stress and back pain are the two leading causes of time lost from work.

• Each case of stress-related ill health leads to an average of 29 working days lost.
• Back pain leads to an average of 18 working days lost.

Is your workforce ‘vertically ill’?

In 2005 the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) conducted a survey of over 37,000 people’s health and diet. Only 6% of those surveyed were in ‘optimal health’, 50% said they had moderate health and 44% were in poor health.

• 80% reported low energy
• 62% become easily tense or anxious
• 64% of women suffer from PMS
• 46% suffer from depression
• 81% fail to have a bowel movement every day
• 64% suffer from abdominal bloating
• 46% suffer from headaches and migraines
• 50% have more than 2 colds or flu a year
• 40% find it hard to shift an infection

Interestingly, 79% of the people surveyed had not consulted their doctor within the past year. The survey shows that most people are ‘vertically’ ill. “Still upright, but not feeling great.” said Professor Patrick Holford, founder of ION.

Wouldn’t you like your workforce to be more positive, motivated, physically and psychologically healthy?

• My Health Network can help you achieve this and so help you reduce sickness and absenteeism, resulting in better performance and productivity.
• We provide an internet-based, educational/training resource, providing a virtual encyclopedia of knowledge, enabling employees to make informed choices about their health.
• This resource facilitates delivery of a consistent service to every employee in your organisation.
• Employees can access the service 24-7 at home or at work.
• Research shows that putting in place services like this helps to build employee loyalty and team spirit in addition to reducing absenteeism and sickness costs.

My Health Network delivers:

• The Stress Solutions Programme: comprehensive training on the causes and management of stress including audio training aids. Guidelines for managerial/supervisory staff based on HSE recommendations (equivalent to 3 days of face-to- face training).
• The Back Care Programme: training on the prevention of back pain, remedial and preventive exercise routines, guided relaxations and audio aids (equivalent to 2 days of face-to-face training).
• The Zest for Life Programme: innovative training about healthy eating and lifestyle to maintain optimum health supported by an online resource centre (equivalent to 1 day of face to face training).
• Interactive Self-Assessment Questionnaires: covering diabetes risks, heart health, IBS, alcohol dependancy and stress.
• The Health Encyclopedia: an A–Z of common health ailments; herbs; dietary supplements; homoeopathic remedies; vitamins and minerals plus Bodyworks where you can find out how your body works.
• The Wellbeing Centre: informative articles on aromatherapy, detoxing, fertility awareness and life balance with downloadable guided relaxations, meditations and subliminal soundtracks.
• The Therapy Centre: an overview of complementary therapies and how they can help improve health.
• The Virtual Library: downloadable e-books on personal growth by authors such as Tony Robbins and Napoleon Hill.
The Financial Health Centre: How to manage money.
• Monthly health newsletter.
• FAQs and ‘Ask us a question’ facility.

My Health Network is available to you no matter what size your company is or the number of employees you have. The resource is available to employees and their families 24-7, at home and at work.

My Health Network does so much more:

My Health Network enables you to meet your legal obligations under Health & Safety at Work legislation and gives your employees an encyclopedia of resources they can use to help themselves stay well and as a result stay at work.

My Health Network is cost-effective, especially when compared with the outlay for external training providers. Employees can access the site in their own time, work through programmes at their own pace and maintain a sense of privacy.

The information on the My Health Network website is supported by over 30 years’ experience in the healthcare profession, working with a wide range of health issues.

It is based on extensive training in nutrition, stress management, NLP, counselling, back pain management and holistic healthcare.

The information is kept up-to-date in line with current research and is supported by qualified nutritionists and other professionals from different areas of expertise.

It provides employees with a resource of tried and tested information which can be trusted.

We’ll be happy to tell you how cost-effectively you can comply with HSE legislation, invest in your employees’ health and wellbeing and reduce your sickness and absenteeism costs.

My Health Network saves you money:

The benefits to subscribing to My Health Network don’t end with your employees. This is an innovative, new venture that takes advantage of modern technology to deliver an online health and education resource.

Managerial staff can access the Management centre which gives guidance on key issues including:

Absence Management
Disciplinaries
Health and Safety
Hiring Staff
Performance Reviews
Leading Your Team

Managerial staff can be required to take the on-line assessment that accompanies each section, with full reporting back to you.

My Health Network offers substantial savings over providing in-house training on the management of back pain and stress, and removes the need for employees to be absent from their work station for training. This saving alone will more than repay your investment.

Please telephone: 0845 303 8660 or email lois@myhealthnetwork.co.uk for more information on how we can help your company and your employees benefit from access to My Health Network.