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World Mental Health Day: Supporting your team’s mental wellbeing with Protect
Every year on 10th October, World Mental Health Day offers a key opportunity to reflect on and raise awareness of the importance of mental wellbeing. This year’s theme, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is: “It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace” – and it couldn’t be more relevant.
Despite growing awareness around mental health, stigma and discrimination are still incredibly common:
- 3 in 10 UK adults would reconsider working alongside someone with a severe mental illness.
- 3 in 5 wouldn’t feel comfortable sharing such a diagnosis with colleagues.
- 53% wouldn’t disclose their diagnosis to their manager. (Rethink Mental Illness)
These statistics highlight the urgent need for businesses to play their part in creating open, supportive cultures where employees feel comfortable talking about their mental wellbeing and asking for help if they need it.
The impact of poor mental health at work
Mental health problems are a leading cause of sickness absence in the UK. Research shows 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue each year, costing employers up to £56 billion annually in lost productivity, absenteeism and staff turnover (Mind).
The business case is clear: for every £1 invested in mental health support, organisations see a £5 return through reduced absence, improved morale, and better performance (Deloitte). So, if you want a successful business, positive employee mental wellbeing is key.
Introducing Medigold Health Protect
At Medigold Health, our Protect service was designed specifically with growing businesses in mind. It offers a cost-effective way to proactively support both the mental and physical wellbeing of your workforce, while helping you to better manage employee sickness absence – so you can reduce business disruption and keep your people in work, well and at their productive best.
Key features of the Protect package include:
- Unlimited sickness absence referrals – Quick access to expert occupational health advice through simple online referrals, specialist triage, flexible assessments, and clear reports – helping managers support employees and manage absence effectively.
- Unlimited new starter health screening – Identify health needs before day one to ensure appropriate support and adjustments, reducing future absence and helping new hires feel confident and valued from the start.
- Wellbeing resources – Free access to the NHS-approved Thrive: Mental Wellbeing app and the Protect Portal, offering tools, webinars, factsheets, and guides to help employees proactively manage their mental and physical health.
Putting mental health at the heart of business
World Mental Health Day is a reminder that supporting wellbeing should be a year-round priority, and by providing the right support through services like Protect, you can create a healthier, more resilient workforce.
Ready to prioritise mental health in your workplace?
Get in touch with us today and discover how Protect can help safeguard your people and strengthen your business.