This year we have rolled out a range of services aimed at improving the wellbeing of colleagues.
This includes free access to lots of resources, weekly alerts and webinars from Unum. Here is a round-up from February with links to the various resources on offer.
Mind Matters from the NHS
Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more. The NHS have expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing.
Answer five quick questions to get your free mind plan with tips to help you deal with stress and anxiety, improve your sleep, boost your mood and feel more in control.
There is also advice for parents and carers on looking after your dependents’ mental health.
Pancake Day
We shared some delicious recipes from BBC Food, including gluten-free and vegan options.
Random Acts of Kindness
On 17 February, it was Random Acts of Kindness Day and we shared ideas to help create a kinder workplace. Here’s some inspiration from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation.
Unum Wellbeing webinars
Here are links to recent wellbeing webinars from Unum
U-First Wellbeing – Resilience
U-First Wellbeing – Movement Matters
U-First Wellbeing – Lifestyle Management
Help @ Hand Digital health and wellbeing app
Don’t forget that Help@hand – your new digital health and wellbeing app – is now available to download on iOS and Android devices.
That means that you and your family can start booking appointments and using the five confidential key health and wellbeing services available immediately including:
- Remote GPs: Video consultations that last up to 20 minutes. Aiming to get you seen by UK-based doctors within two hours, all day, every day.
- Mental health support: Access to therapists when it’s needed most and typically delivered via video consultation.
- Physiotherapy: A network of physiotherapists with treatment plans usually delivered via video consultation.
- Medical second opinions: Access to UK-based private consultants – following a final diagnosis.
- Life, money and wellbeing support: Advice on a range of life and work issues, including financial, legal and family concerns, plus a confidential 24/7 helpline.
Your username and instructions on how to get started can be found in the welcome email that you should have already received from help-at-hand@squarehealth.com.
If you haven’t downloaded the app or logged in yet, then your temporary password will have expired for security reasons. If this is the case, then you can quickly and easily reset this by clicking the ‘Forgotten Password’ button on the login screen of the app.
Please contact help-at-hand@squarehealth.com if you experience any technical issues with the Help@hand app. Terms and conditions apply.