WPA has launched a digital tool aimed at reducing absenteeism through better health.
WPA Digital Health supports companies and employees through a suite of health services and content, integrated into a single mobile platform.
The app’s central hub contains health insights and tips ranging from fitness to sleep, guiding users towards proactive health management and illness prevention.
Key features of WPA Digital Health include:
- Symptom checker: Signposting employees towards pharmacists, GPs, mental health professionals or therapists
- GP and primary care services: Unlimited 24/7 access to remote GP consultations via video or phone calls, eliminating constraints on access, consultation length or frequency
- Mental health support: Offering up to six telephone sessions with qualified mental health counsellors and a range of wellbeing resources
- Physiotherapy access: Expert advice, diagnosis and customised exercise programmes to address musculoskeletal conditions
- Wearables: The app integrates with smart watches and other wearables from companies such as Apple and Garmin
In addition, WPA Digital Health prioritises security, ensuring a safe and personalised service.
The platform can be enhanced with the integration of cash benefits, such as optical, dental and audiology which are claimable within the app. It also has the potential to serve as a ‘corporate health wallet’, providing aggregated and anonymised data to leadership teams for an understanding and actionable insights into their employees’ health and productivity.
Mark Southern, sales and marketing director at WPA, (pictured) said: “Our aim is to help employers be more productive by supporting their workforce to access the services they need quickly and conveniently, therefore improving retention and recruitment.
“With the last Autumn Budget’s emphasis upon individuals and companies being healthier, WPA Digital Health complements the ongoing HMT and DWP occupational health consultations helping companies to fulfil their broader responsibilities.”
