What will CaremilesTM achieve?

“Life expectancy and numbers in employment are higher than ever before, yet around 175 million working days were lost to illness in 2006"

This represents a significant cost, not only economically, but also in terms of social exclusion. Recent evidence suggests that work can be good for health, reversing the harmful effects of long-term unemployment and prolonged sickness absence.

Yet much of the current approach to the treatment of people of working age, including the sickness certification process, reflects an assumption that illness is incompatible with being in work.”

(Health and Wellbeing Review Dept of Health 2008)

Evidence of results

• Similar incentive schemes in US dramatically reduced health care costs for those companies (21% below average)
• Up to 40% reduction reported in the numbers of employees being morbidly obese
• 80% smokers entered smoking cessation programme
• Healthier behaviours adopted by 72% of participants