Rehabilitation services for cancer patients continue to enjoy a high level of success according to new data released by L&G Group Protection.
Figures contains in its latest Chief Medical Officer (CMO) report, show eight out of 10 employees using these services after a cancer diagnosis returned to the workplace.
This data comes as cancer cases continue to rise in the UK, particularly among younger people.
L&G’s in-house vocational rehabilitation clinicians now partner with Perci Health to deliver this service — a virtual clinic with a large team of multidisciplinary cancer experts, specialising in the physical, psychological and practical effects of cancer.
L&G’s latest annual claims and rehabilitation report also shows that over nine in 10 (92 per cent) employees with GIP mental health claims were supported to enable them to return to work in the deferred period.
L&G says this maintains the strong results of previous years. When it comes to helping those with mental health issues, its CMO report shows that 75 per cent of members referred to its psychological therapy partner Onebright showed an improvement to mild symptoms by discharge.
This is after entering the services with severe low mood or severe anxiety (based on self-reported measures). Onebright’s team also partners with L&G’s in-house vocational rehabilitation clinicians to support employees in their return to work goals.
L&G says its consistency in outcomes is due to its “whole-person, outcomes-focused philosophy”. This model is predicated on people getting back to – or staying in – ‘good work’ as a key health goal.
L&G chief medical officer, UK protection, retail, Dr Tarun Gupta says: “Technology brings huge value to long-term absence management. It helps us reach even more people, supporting workplace inclusion goals, plugging gaps in healthcare provision, bringing much-needed support to employees, shortening absences and rebuilding hope, confidence and self-esteem.”
Vanessa Sallows, claims & governance director, group protection, retail, L&G adds: “The beauty of our partnership programmes lies in the fact that the tech solutions we advocate, complement the human touch, not replace it. And the results speak for themselves.
“Our ongoing goal now is to support even more employers to shift from reactive to proactive absence management, in terms of intervening early, staying in touch with absent employees, and viewing good work as beneficial to health; an important part of the recovery journey.”
This launch is the third in a series of four instalments of L&G annual CMO report — all of which focus on different aspects of digital health as part of GIP. The fourth instalment will explore technology in chronic condition management, including the role of AI in digital health services.
