Osteopathy Awareness Week April 15-21
What is osteopathy? Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body and is based on the principal [...]
Healthy Hips Day – “My aching back! Or is it my hip?”
Lower back and hip problems are often co-related; both the hips and lower back are geographically related by nerve referral, making it easier to understand why lower back and hip pain may occur [...]
What is integrated healthcare?
Integrated healthcare acknowledges the important relationship between the practitioner and patient, uses a variety of holistic therapies to treat the whole person and is supported by [...]
The Sleeping Giant
It’s not just the length of time we spend in bed, but the quality of our sleep. Sleep disorders like Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are highly prevalent in Australia and are costing Australian [...]
The light at the end of tunnel; how big, how bright and for how long?
Many business leaders are suggesting they can see light at the end of the tunnel. The numbers suggest the economy is recovering. The challenge today - how do organisations compete with a [...]
A lesson from the UK in effective health and wellbeing strategy – Understanding, Governance, Data and Integration.
Health and wellbeing within organisations is often split up between a number of teams including Human Resources, Reward and Benefits and Occupational Health and Safety. Because different [...]
Auditing your health and wellbeing offering – to ensure relevance and cost effectiveness.
When was the last time you ran an audit on your organisations health and wellbeing offering to ensure it is relevant to the health needs of the majority of employees as well as being cost [...]
The pathway to behaviour change – it’s longer for some than others.
Have you ever thought about the process involved in actually changing a long established habit or behaviour? Furthermore, have you ever considered why it's easier for some than others to change [...]
E is for Effective – the 7 key elements to achieve an effective wellbeing program.
While there is a growing body of research out there proving the many benefits of an effective health and wellbeing programs most programs fail to achieve them. There are number of key ingredients [...]
The Importance of Strategy
Too many times do I meet with organisations that are offering a suite of health and wellbeing initiatives, activities and benefits to staff, and spending a great deal of money on them, without a [...]
