Ever since the start of the COVD-19 pandemic, employers and their respective staff have been adapting to the new normality of working from home, being furloughed or operating within a high-risk environment as a key worker, it is fair to say that employee health and wellbeing is currently at the top of anyone’s agenda.
However, stretching far back beyond this past chaotic year is an underlying health concern within the workplace that no vaccine, lockdown period or time away from the office can irradicate…Cancer.
At the height of the pandemic last year, cancer death rates were 25x higher than that of COVID-19 and with 123,000 working age individuals diagnosed each year, a figure that is rising rapidly, it is no surprise that health and wellbeing support from their employer was favoured over holidays and time off by UK employees last year!
Pressure on our NHS is at an all time high, a service we must protect and prioritise for our most vulnerable that require immediate support. Private facilities have greater capacity to treat cancer patients and now offer pioneering new technology such as Proton Beam Therapy and Immunotherapy as well as a full range of conventional services like those usually available on the NHS.
Yet with the high cost of private healthcare out of reach for many, how can we as employers still provide assurance to our valued workforce that they have full support if the worse were to happen?
One solution is a new membership plan, Rutherford Direct Cancer Cover, which has been developed to widen access to high quality cancer care in the UK at an affordable monthly cost.
The first of its kind, Rutherford Direct focusses exclusively on cancer and provides access to fully private, comprehensive treatment upon diagnosis, along with cover for all travel and accommodation for you and a companion including £250 daily cash support.
To find out more about how Rutherford Direct can support you and your workforce, please contact James Moran on james.moran@therutherford.com or visit https://www.rutherforddirect.com/