Paycare team mateys set for Dragon Boat fun and fundraising
Our team mateys are set to take part in the Dragon Boat Race next Sunday (May 21st) at Himley Hall. It marks the return to racing for some of the team, who have taken part previously, while for others it’s the first time joining the Paycare Pirates in their mission to reach the finish line first and take home the treasure for two worthy charities! Read more 😊🙌 Go team! 🏴☠️🛶
Teddies find fur-ever homes after generous donation
A bear-y generous donation has been distributed to vulnerable children across the Midlands – as we’ve recently had a large volume of toys and cuddly bears very kindly donated by Golden Bear. And the good news is… we’ve now managed to find them permanent homes! Find out more about where they’ve gone too, in our latest blog 🧸
Paycare support helps team tackling emotional topic
Wellbeing is a priority for a fantastic team who work closely with parents experiencing abuse… Read more about why they make use of their Paycare Health Cash Plan in our latest blog 😊
Supporting Employee Wellbeing From Board Level Down
Following economic events like Brexit, Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis, the UK has seen a seismic shift in attitude towards employee mental health and wellbeing… And, employees are demanding more! Read more about this study, sharing the latest stats and research in our latest workplace wellbeing blog 😊💚
New CEO looks to future while staying true to Paycare’s heritage
Following a wonderful 10 years of insight, knowledge and management experience, Anthony Burns has been officially approved by our regulators as the new CEO of Paycare – and says breaking the news to his dad was the proudest moment of his life. Read the full story in our blog! 👏
Rogers that, over and out
As our fantastic former CEO Kevin Rogers begins his retirement – albeit it still being here in an advisory capacity for Paycare – we wanted to ensure he knew exactly what a big impression he’d left not only on the team, but also those in the wider community and partner organisations too 🙌 Read some of the lovely words shared in our latest blog 🧡
Chairman’s Statement: New CEO
Chairman’s Statement: New CEO.
Today I would like to highlight the hard work, character, and vision of two of my colleagues: Kevin Rogers and Anthony Burns…
Speedway Sponsorship: Paycare announce third season of support
With the 2023 season now kicking off, we can announce that we’re officially going to be supporting the Parry’s International Wolves Speedway team for a third year running 🙌 Read more of the latest news in our blog! 🧡🐺
Bowel Cancer Awareness on the agenda
Did you know – more than 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK each year – making it the fourth most common type of cancer? Thanks to the brave efforts of patients like Dame Deborah James, the general public has a much better awareness of bowel cancer. We share the signs and symptoms to look out for, along with how to seek help in our recent Health Tips Blog 🧡 read more!
Self Care Tips on offer at Paycare’s latest Webinar with Wellbeing Expert
Self-care for Self-love | Paycare Workplace Wellbeing Webinar | with Wellbeing with Gemma Take a listen below to our recent online session, delivered as part of our partner webinar programme. We invited long-time friend of Paycare, Corporate Wellness Provider Gemma...
Five years of Paycare support for IT specialists
“MyPocketGP [Paycare’s telephone and video call GP appointment service] proved to be invaluable during the pandemic and, since then, the counselling service together with the benefits such as dental, optical etc have been brilliant.”
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by Synectics Solutions. ✍️
Paycare to share health and wellbeing expertise at expo
Hundreds of visitors are set to find out about prioritising their employees’ health and wellbeing at an upcoming event.
Find out more… 🤝🏢
HR experts look after team and client wellbeing with Paycare
A HR team has been making use of Paycare’s Health Cash Plans as well as recommending the benefits to their clients. 🩺🧡
Take a read… 😊
Starting the Wellbeing Conversation
Where someone is struggling with stress, low mood or a specific problem which is impacting their happiness, simply starting a conversation with them can make a big difference. Check out our top tips for businesses and individuals, for starting that all important wellbeing conversation 😊
Yoga and wellness expert to lead free Paycare sessions
Physical and emotional wellness will be top of the agenda during two upcoming, free virtual workshops.
Find out more… 🧘🧡
What is self-care?
Did you know, the benefits of self-care are INVALUABLE in improving our general wellbeing?
Our incredibly talented Customer Services Assistant, Becky, has written a poem for us to share with our Policyholders, People and Community…
Here are some top tips on how we can all learn take care of ourselves 🧡
Maintaining relationships during the Coronavirus pandemic
How we can work on maintaining relationships with loved ones and colleagues during this time? Keeping in touch with each other has been a vital part of many people’s coping strategy, along with using technology to communicate with others. Let’s explore some more creative top tips – check them out! 🥰
Health Help on Hand with GP in your Pocket
Our much loved and much used digital doctor service (GP 24/7) is being relaunched with a new name, look and feel as MyPocketGP!
Take a read of our Blog to learn more… 🤩
Our New Healthy Habits…
It’s undeniable, 2020 really has been a tough year for everyone – but in recent weeks, there have also been lots of positives when it comes to our collective health and wellbeing…
Let’s take a read… 🥰
Sleeping Well During Uncertainty
We all know poor sleep can make us feel grouchy and lethargic the next day, but there are so many ways in which prolonged problems with sleep can impact our health.
Check out our five tips for better sleep… 😴✨
Five ways men can improve their health and wellbeing
This week, our very own Kerry Mitchell, Wellbeing Manager and Mental Health Trainer at Paycare, shares five ways men can improve their health and wellbeing during this year’s awareness week and beyond as the world adjusts to the ‘new normal’…
Take a read 👇
How to avoid Stress Eating
With COVID-19 seeing many of our eating habits changed over the last few weeks and with nutrition playing a key role in how we operate day-to-day, Laura shares her top tips on how to avoid stress eating while navigating our ways through the current living in which social distancing measures require…
4 Ways to Feel Better and Turn a Blue Day into a New Day!
In order to help brighten up your day, we share 4 Ways to Feel Better and Turn a Blue Day into a New Day, all thanks to our lovely Wellbeing Manager and Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Kerry! We don’t think they’re worth missing… so let’s start our day off right and take a look!
Keeping Those Communication Channels Flowing
Encouraging and facilitating regular communication is absolutely vital in demonstrating your support, keeping motivation going, and helping to ensure we all stay positive and mind-healthy! So, what can we do to keep in touch with each other – both as an employer or employee, but also as a friend, family member, or neighbour? Here are just a few ideas… Let’s take a read 🙂
Stay Focused on Personal Health & Wellbeing
At Paycare, people are at the heart of absolutely everything we do, which is why we want to ensure that as a Policyholder, you continue to take advantage of the wide range of wellbeing services available as part of your plan 😊
4 Ways to Reduce Anxiety
In this week’s blog, we’ve teamed up with our very own Wellbeing Manager, Kerry B. Mitchell, who shares her top 4 ways to manage, and hopefully reduce, the anxiousness people might be experiencing during the current health crisis. Let’s take a read! 🙌
Home Schooling — You Can Do It!
In our latest blog, we share some tips and tricks from our very own Wellbeing Manager (and mum of two) Kerry B. Mitchell, on how parents can manage the difficult task of homeschooling, and ensuring they protect their own mental health and wellbeing during the COVID19 outbreak… let’s take a read! 🙌🎒
Tips for Staying Active During Social Isolation
In this week’s blog, we share some simple ways to keep physically active, whilst also protecting our families, friends and communities by adhering to the rules and, importantly, staying at home. Lets take a read… 😊
Water for Life – 6 Top Tips on Hydration for Health
So we can explore the physical benefits of staying hydrated, this month we’ve teamed up with, friend of Paycare and healthcare expert, Laura Butler of WelLBe Coaching, who provides us with 6 top tips to staying hydrated and the importance hydration has on our health! Take a look 😊
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) – A Brief Guide
With recent reports from England’s Chief Medical Officer, the UK continues to see a rise in those testing positive for Coronavirus. At the start of the outbreak, we reached out to our GP 24/7 provider to share some information on what Coronavirus really is, and how you can recognise it… let’s take a read! 😊
Paycare Testimonial – Preston Innovations
“The level of service has been excellent, and the staff always comment on how quickly claims are paid out once submitted. Simon Cater has been fantastic, but it doesn’t matter who you speak to, the whole team is so efficient and helpful – you know your query will be answered quickly!”
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by angling product specialist manufacturer and supplier, Preston Innovations. ✍️
Paycare share online resources to mark Mental Health Awareness Week
One of our fantastic managers is marking Mental Health Awareness Week by sharing wellbeing resources every day. 🧠🙌
Take a read and find out how we can support you with our exclusive resources… 💻📋
Paycare Testimonial – ISO Quality Services Ltd
“Because we are an SME ourselves, we felt Paycare had a similar ethos to us – we didn’t want to be members of a large faceless organisation. The cost is really reasonable and ensures our staff are happy and healthy – I know they really appreciate having a HCP.”
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by Worcester based, Business Management Consultancy, ISO Quality Services Ltd ✍️
Paycare Testimonial – ZEN Communications
“Not only is Paycare a wonderful organisation that is completely aligned with us from the perspective of being a completely people-centred business, but the services and support it offers to Zen as a business are hugely relevant – and greatly valued by us all.” 🙌
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by Telford based, strategic PR and communications agency, ZEN Communications ✍️
Presenteeism Post-Covid: Can we afford to be off work?
With 84% of us reporting we’d work while feeling unwell and the widespread disruption Coronavirus has caused to every single workplace, presenteeism is an important issue which we are keen to get employers talking about.
Let’s take a read… 🤓
Hospice boss joins Paycare’s Wellbeing Expert for Stress e-Clinic
The CEO of a Midlands hospice is set to join us for a free e-clinic focused around stress and workplace wellness… 🧠
Take a read to find out more. 🥰
Kindness the Key to a Happy, Healthy Workforce
With the UK celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day today (February 17th), we are supporting employers to find new ways to show their teams they care. 🧡
Let’s take a read… 🥰
It’s Time to Talk – But Are You Really Listening?
Through year-round campaigning and its pivotal annual event Time to Talk, the Time to Change movement has improved millions of people’s attitudes towards mental health. With the last ever Time to Talk day taking place on this Thursday (February 4th), our Wellbeing Manager Kerry B Mitchell looks at why talking is so important, and urges employers to ensure they are really listening. 💬👂
Take a read… 🥰
Getting that Tech-Life Balance right is the focus of free e-clinic
With reliance on technology soaring during the pandemic, we are joining forces with Techtimeout to help people understand more about the potential wellbeing impacts of too much screen time.
Take a read and find out more on the latest in a series of monthly e-clinics. 🧠🙌
Light-hearted ‘Sickie Day’ highlights serious workplace problem
February 1st has been established as the day when a higher number of employees call in sick than any other day of the year, with some deemed to be doing so unnecessarily because they are not really sick – hence the name of the day.
Let’s take a read and find out how employers can recognise the very real problem of absenteeism. 🤒
Hope and Wellbeing E-clinic to counteract Blue Monday slump
January is traditionally thought of as a gloomy month – but we are working to fight against the ‘Blue Monday’ slump by hosting a hopeful e-clinic.
Take a read and let us take care of your teams Health and Wellbeing in 2021 🙌🧡
Prevention, Early Intervention and Protection – 7 Stages for an effective Wellbeing Strategy
We’ve all heard the saying: prevention is better than cure, so it should come as no surprise that an effective wellbeing strategy should be based around the three key pillars of prevention, early intervention, and protection.
Let’s take a read to find out how you – as employers – can support your staffs wellbeing… 🧡
Co-working space supported by Paycare set to launch in Wolverhampton
A co-working space for small businesses and freelancers is set to launch in Wolverhampton this week, with support from the team at Paycare.
Take a read to find out more… 🧑💻
Samaritans speaker scheduled for next Paycare Free E-Clinic
A speaker from Samaritans is set to share information about the charity with attendees at our final free e-clinic of the year 📅
Take a read and find out more about the free session… 🤩
Mental Health Stigma: Where did it come from?
Despite mental ill health being incredibly common (around one in four are estimated to experience it during any given year), there has long been a stigma attached to the topic.
So, what is stigma? Let’s take a read and find out… 🧠🧡
Anxiety is the focus of Paycare Wellbeing session
Attendees taking part in an eight-week mental and physical health project had the chance to learn more about anxiety thanks to our Mental Health expert! 🧠
Let’s take a read… 👀
Compliance manager celebrates 40 years at Paycare
When Saranjit Nagra landed a temporary job at Paycare, little did she imagine she’d still be here four decades later.
But that’s exactly what happened, with Saranjit celebrating an incredible 40 years with us this month (November). 🎈
Let’s find out more about Saranjit’s incredible journey with Paycare. 🥳
Kevin lands top role with Wolves charity
We’re thrilled to announce our CEO Kevin Rogers has been revealed as the new Wolves Foundation Chair of Trustees. 🙌🐺
Let’s find out more…
Paycare and Molton Brown partner up again
We are thrilled to announce that we’re once again partnering with luxury skincare brand Molton Brown to provide our fabulous Paycare Policyholders with some very exclusive discounts!
Let’s take a read… 🛀🧼🧴
Paycare team celebrate community award shortlisting
We’re beyond thrilled to announce we’ve been shortlisted for a community award! 🏆🤞
Let’s take a read and find out more…
Paycare Director Helps Support City’s Financial Health
A new appointee to the Wolverhampton City Credit Union’s board of directors is a familiar face! 👀
Anthony Burns, who is also Commercial Director here at Paycare, is so dedicated to supporting community health and happiness that he has now taken on an additional voluntary role with the Credit Union (WCCU). 🙌💷
Take a read…
Fun and fundraising at Paycare’s Team Day Out!
The Paycare team finally got together for the first time in 18 months! A fun team day, also raising over £1,700 for a Midlands hospice following a story very close to our hearts! Grab a cuppa and take a read about the fun fundraising activities we got up to, a competitive game of rounders and some of the team action shots we captured along the way!
World Suicide Prevention Day interview with WCR FM
On World Suicide Prevention Day (Friday 10th), Chris Allen from WCR FM radio centred his show around this incredibly-important issue, inviting on a number of expert guests including our very own Wellbeing Manager Kerry B Mitchell. 🧠
Take a read… 🙂
Paycare supports hospice fundraiser in memory of Clare
Our account manager at the company we use for our IT support is raising money in memory of his beloved fiancée, Clare. ❤️
Take a read…
Paycare Wellbeing hosts e-clinic with Motherwell FC
Paycare Wellbeing has joined forces with our partners in Scotland to organise a Motherwell Mental Health Awareness e-clinic. 🧠
Take a read and find out more…
Paycare-supported netball team returns to competing
It’s been an incredibly frustrating time for many community and sporting clubs during the pandemic restrictions – and we’ve been keeping in touch with the groups we sponsor during this time.
We caught up with Libra Lea Netball Club… Take a read 👇
Paycare puts employee health and happiness on the agenda at Leicester Expo
Hundreds of Midlands businesses are set to find out more about keeping their workforce happy and healthy, as we’re attending the Midlands Business Network Expo at King Power Stadium in Leicester next month (Wednesday 6th October). 🤝🤩
Let’s take a read and find out more…
History made as football ground is renamed!
History was made as Darlaston Town (1874) FC played their first ever game in the Midland League Division One at the weekend, against Chelmsley Town FC. ⚽
And it was even more special as the club took the opportunity to rename their ground The Paycare Stadium in recognition of our sponsorship and support 🏟️…
Celebrating two years of supporting employee mental health
Our wonderful Wellbeing Manager is reflecting on almost two years of supporting businesses and their employees with mental health and wellbeing. 🎉
Let’s take a read…
Generating community investment as a not-for-profit
When Paycare was first founded in 1874, under the name the Patient’s Aid Association, the primary focus was the people of Wolverhampton, workers who were struggling to afford everyday healthcare. 🙌🧡
And it’s a source of great pride to the team that people have remained the focus in the intervening 15 decades, during which we have remained as a not-for-profit organisation and donated more than £2.2 million to charitable and community causes. Take a read… 📰☕