Marc Holl, head of primary care at Nuffield Health looks at Nuffield Health’s 2022 Healthier Nation Index study which revealed one in three adults claims their mental health has got worse in the last year.
The same statistic is also true of physical health, with a third of UK adults reporting a decline over the last 12 months.
Employers have a responsibility to help individuals manage their wellbeing. However, it’s clear targeted support isn’t commonly available to modern workers increasingly adopting flexible working approaches.
With this in mind, Nuffield Health suggests six workplace wellbeing trends we can expect to see in 2023 as employers look to create relevant and effective wellbeing offerings…
Managing MSK
The recent rise in remote working has delivered many benefits for employees, including a greater work-life balance and a reduction in stressful commutes.
But it isn’t without its challenges – namely overworking and the physical impact of unergonomic home offices – with 72,000 individuals recently reporting a musculoskeletal (MSK) disorder directly caused or exacerbated by the pandemic.
Despite employers’ responsibilities to provide comfortable home working set-ups, many aren’t meeting their obligations. However, they are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
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