No Result
View All Result
Benefits Expert
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Alerts
  • Events
  • Contact
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • PROFILE
  • PENSIONS
  • GLOBAL REWARDS
  • FINANCIAL BENEFITS
  • HEALTH & WELLBEING
  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • PODCAST
No Result
View All Result
Benefits Expert
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • PROFILE
  • PENSIONS
  • GLOBAL REWARDS
  • FINANCIAL BENEFITS
  • HEALTH & WELLBEING
  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • PODCAST

Health MOTs and private care top employee benefits wish list

by Benefits Expert
08/07/2024
Cancer risk, health check up, health MOT
Share on LinkedInShare on Twitter

Health MOTs and private diagnosis and treatment topped employee wellbeing benefits wish-list with 70 percent of employees reporting that these benefits were equally valuable. 

The survey, by Find Out Now conducted on behalf of Bluecrest Wellness, found that 68 percent rated cashback for opticians or dentists treatment valuable or very valuable,  followed by physio sessions (60 percent), mental health support (55 percent) and GP access (54 percent).

In the last year, health assessment provider Bluecrest Wellness has seen B2B and partnership revenue grow by 42 percent. It commissioned the survey to understand the drivers behind that increase in demand. The provider also wanted to explore changing attitudes to health and health benefits in the midst of increasing pressure on public health services.

Identify risks early

The results showed that people were mostly interested in health assessments to find some peace of mind (61 percent) and identify health risks early (60 percent). 

The top things they wanted to know about were their cancer risk (70 percent) and heart health (70 percent), followed by stroke risk (52 percent), and then blood health, kidney and liver function, blood pressure – and cholesterol.

Dominique Kent, chief executive officer at Bluecrest Wellness, said: “This is crucial information for businesses, who are seeing an overall increase in demand for health benefits as a hygiene factor, but are struggling to make difficult budget choices.

“The focus for health benefits to date has very much been on treatment. There’s been a gap both in terms of access, and in terms of prevention. We believe closing the first gap can be achieved by closing the second. 

“Health MOTs are clearly a fraction of the cost of something like private medical insurance, making them a potentially workforce-wide benefit that’s both highly valued and highly valuable – supporting engagement, safeguarding staff wellbeing, and providing crucial data to drive wider strategies.”

RELATED POSTS

Neil Mullarkey, communications, expert, author, improv

Why marketing will define tomorrow’s reward leaders

Cancer risk, health check up, health MOT

Reframe Cancer teams up with insurer to offer ‘groundbreaking’ benefit

Preventative health demand

Chief Medical Officer at the provider, Dr Martin Thornton, added: “Our survey found three quarters of employees would be interested in getting health insight so they can live and work feeling confident in their health. They love the NHS, and they still trust it to help them when they get through the doors – but they’re worried about not getting there fast enough.

“Preventative health awareness and demand is clearly on the rise. People want to take charge of their health and get ahead of it – and they’re looking to workplaces to support them. The really good news for both individuals and the businesses they work for is that when people do get health insight and understand what’s going on inside their bodies, they take action. They do things like lose weight, they move more, they stop smoking and drink less alcohol.

“That makes them less likely to likely to develop chronic illnesses, less likely to be off sick, and less likely to need private or NHS services. It’s a rare win/win/win situation across the board.”

The survey, conducted 22-28 March 2024, interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,009 respondents, including 1,437 in employment.

Next Post
Beth Alahakoon, Towergate Health Protection

Towergate Health & Protection hires Beth Alahakoon; continues senior team investment

Bentley Cunnington, Broadstone Employee Benefits Consulting

Broadstone appoints Cunnington to help grow flexible benefits platform

SUMMIT

BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST

Benefits Unboxed
Benefits Unboxed

The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.

Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.

The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.

Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
byBenefits Expert from Definite Article Media

Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality? 

In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.

We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.

Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
31/08/2025
Benefits Expert from Definite Article Media
Search Results placeholder

GUIDE TO PROTECTING YOUR WORKFORCE



REQUEST A FREE COPY

OPINION

Neil Mullarkey, communications, expert, author, improv

Why marketing will define tomorrow’s reward leaders

Steve Herbert, consultant, ambassador, reward, benefits, HR strategy

Steve Herbert: The art of the deal?

Lorna Ferrie, legal and compliance director, Mauve Group

Lorna Ferrie: hybrid is not a loophole, remote teams can’t ignore the pay transparency push

Holly Coe, Innecto Reward Consulting

Holly Coe: friendship is an overlooked superpower when tackling workplace absenteeism

SUBSCRIBE

Benefits Expert

© 2024 Definite Article Limited. Design by 71 Media Limited.

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact

Follow Benefits Expert

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • In depth
  • Profile
  • Pensions
  • Global rewards
  • Financial benefits
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Diversity & Inclusion