Employees seeking preventative healthcare benefits

67% of workers wish to be more proactive with their health

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Research has found that over half of UK employees (56%) are more likely to accept a job with an employer that offers long-term health support.

Healthcare company, Elevate, surveyed 1,200 UK workers and found that 67% wanted to be more proactive with their health, hoping to prevent illness rather than reacting to symptoms. This comes as one third (31%) of workers said they suspected that they were at increased risk of a health condition but had not checked it. Dr Nitin Shori, chief medical officer and co-founder, Elevate, said: "There's a huge shift towards preventative healthcare happening, and employee health checks are entering a new, advanced era. It's a new space in the employee benefits market – going beyond the often-u...

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