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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: My Breast Cancer Story

Author: Kelly Sallows-Cole, Commercial Director at Healthy Performance Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Wear it Pink day, always prompts me to remind my friends and my loved ones to check your boobs! If I have learnt anything over these years that is; you are never too young to get Breast Cancer. You don’t have to … Read more

National Cholesterol Month 2021: Why should you care about your cholesterol levels?

National cholesterol month is an entire month dedicated to raising awareness of high cholesterol, the health implications and reducing your numbers. Cholesterol is a topic that many of us don’t really understand – we just know the word and that there is a good and bad version of it. So, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is … Read more

Health Checks (PMAs) for Thames Water (Video)

If you’re looking to gain a better understanding of what we do at Healthy Performance when we undertake onsite employee health checks for organisations, the below video does an excellent job of showcasing our approach and demonstrating the positive impact. Produced by our long-term client, Thames Water, as part of their internal communications to staff, … Read more

In 2017, 45% of employees we screened were found to be overweight or obese

Obesity in the UK

In 2017, we delivered 17,545 onsite employee health checks… According to the University of Birmingham, obesity is costing the UK economy over £3 billion a year.  Obesity can lead to a vast array of diseases and illnesses and it can reduce life expectancy by 10-14 years. A recent study has found that 20% of young people born at … Read more

Onsite employee health checks can save lives

Thames Water logo

Our client, Thames Water has shared some amazing stories following the recent onsite employee health checks we delivered for their staff. Two employees, in particular, were very grateful to their employer for providing the health checks or ‘PMAs’ (personal medical assessments) as they have potentially saved their lives.  Serious health issues were flagged up during … Read more

PSA testing and raising awareness of prostate cancer

PSA testing

During 2017, we delivered 17,545 onsite health checks, some of which included an optional PSA test, usually for men over 40 yrs old or with a family history of the condition.  We processed 1,358 tests last year, with 62 of these tests leading to a GP referral for further testing. The PSA test can help to detect … Read more

Our 2017 numbers for employee onsite health checks

Healthy Performance 2017

Whilst planning ahead for 2018, we’ve spent a little time looking back at 2017 and thought we’d share some key numbers. Having provided 17,545 onsite health checks and 14,238 online lifestyle assessments during 2017, it’s really interesting to see that… We’re delighted that 79% have gone on to make lifestyle changes, and with feedback like this, … Read more

Workplace Health Screening at its Best

Workplace health screening

Workplace Health Screening at its Best We love it when our clients and their employees take the time to share feedback about their experience of working with us to deliver their onsite health screening and health and wellbeing initiatives.  Not only does their feedback allow us to monitor our quality and professionalism, we also use it to … Read more

The Importance of Bowel Screening

Bowel Cancer Awareness

This year’s focus for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is on bowel screening. Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, but if picked up and diagnosed early can be treated and can be curable.  According to stats from Cancer Council Research UK, diagnosing bowel cancer early (Stage 1) leads to a 95% 5-year survival … Read more

Onsite health checks: which tests should you include?

Exercise and eat healthily

With a growing number of onsite health checks to choose from, it can be a confusing process to decide what is best for your organisation’s health and wellbeing strategy. From the spectrum of tests available, it’s essential to include two key areas when you introduce onsite health checks – blood pressure and (if your budget … Read more