Help UK Workers Required To Shun Workplace Health Time Bomb

According to a new research carried out by Bupa Health Insurance has pointed out the requirement for greater assistance for UK workers if a workplace health time bomb is to be shunned.

The survey of the UK’s ten biggest cities exposed that more than 40% of people believe that they are overweight, around 66% don’t eat the suggested five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, and more than 40% stick with a fast food meal at least once a week.

Only about a third of people admit to doing some form of moderate physical activity on a regular basis, and only around a quarter indicate that they are a member of a gym or sports centre. When it comes to sleep, around four out of 10 people are entailing less than the suggested seven to eight hours rest a night.

Stress levels are also increasing with 45% of the people questioned, agreeing upon that they are feeling stressed with worries regarding their family health and increasing costs related to the financial crisis. At such time taking out a well health insurance policy would prove to be suitable as it provide sufficient financial assistance to cope with the medical expenses, at the time of emergency.

A healthy business needs a healthy workforce and employers should be motivated to create a climate in the workplace where employees are encouraged to obtain greater interest in their comfort.

Bupa provides a free online health assessment means to all its corporate health scheme customers which offer employees way in to a chain of health assessments concentrating on the four areas of health and wellbeing that is nutrition, fitness, sleep and stress that are verified to collision on performance at work. Employers seek advantage from usual reports to assist track trends in the health of their staff and build up significant prevention programmes, in the end enhancing its performance.

According to deputy medical director for Bupa UK Health Insurance, Dr Paula Franklin, "Our research indicates that people require all the assistance they can acquire to make sure their health and comfort remains intact. Employers need to counter to this and develops an environment that boosts their workforce to seek a more positive approach towards their health."

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