A not-for-profit organisation focused on affordable healthcare and improved wellbeing has expanded into Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Midlands-based Paycare is one of the newest members of the Chamber – and the team has already hosted a virtual training session around mental health, with plans to continue to support the region’s businesses with every aspect of their Workplace Wellbeing.
Launched in 1874 as the Patients’ Aid Association, Paycare has traditionally offered Health Cash Plans to help Policyholders with the costs of everyday health care such as dental and optical appointments, physiotherapy and specialist consultations and tests. More recently, the organisation launched Paycare Wellbeing – led by a team of experts who deliver Mental Health First Aid courses, bespoke training and e-clinics aimed at educating attendees about wide ranging aspects of mental health and wellbeing.
Corporate Account Manager Stephen Burton-Pye will be primarily responsible for taking care of businesses and Policyholders from across the two counties, liaising with HR Managers, Directors and Owners to ensure the benefits they receive support overall company objectives.
He says: “I’m really passionate about supporting Policyholders through every step of their journey, and I’m always on hand to provide information and guidance – whether that’s detailed trend data or practical advice on how to reward and retain staff. We want to ensure that having a Paycare Policy isn’t just a tick box for the companies we partner with, but that it really offers value and supports them and their employees.”
Paycare is also closely aligned with numerous charitable organisations and causes – having donated in excess of £2.2 million to worthy recipients, whether that’s sponsorship of community sports teams or helping facilitate donations of food, free sanitary products and other necessary items to those in need.
Stephen adds: “As part of Paycare become more prominent within Herefordshire and Worcestershire, we will also be looking to cement ourselves in the community too, and we’d love to find out more about any charities or projects happening in the area which we could potentially lend our support to. Every team member has a budget to use as a springboard for fundraising through the year, as well as two paid days of leave to use for volunteering – so we’d certainly like to know what opportunities are available here for us to get involved in.”
To find out more about the organisation, visit www.paycare.org – or contact Stephen directly by emailing StephenBurton-Pye@paycare.org.