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Young people's expectations of equality in working life
Many sectors are looking at ways to tackle skills shortages. In Finland in particular, where baby boomers are moving out of the workforce, organisations are looking at ways to recruit and retain young talent, who expect strong value leadership from their organisations. Equality and equity are key values in modern working life and are also key to the well-being, motivation and productivity of young workers.
Brave new world demands a new level of care: an international assessment model for quality and safety in remote appointments published
Terveystalo was the first in Finland to test a tool published by WHO in the spring that enables healthcare providers to assess the quality, safety and effectiveness of their remote appointments.
Terveystalo and the Eating Disorder Association working together towards responsible and effective solutions
Terveystalo and the Eating Disorders Association have agreed on a cooperation that aims to influence the structures that predispose to disordered eating behaviour in health care and working life and to offer clients multidisciplinary treatment with a positive approach to eating disorders.
Healthy working life barometer: 47% think Finnish working life is healthy - CEOs have a rosier view of the state of working life than HR managers and supervisors
Terveystalo's annual Healthy Working Life Barometer surveyed the state of Finnish working life, the ability of organisations to respond to changing working life and the role of occupational health in working life.
Näin Suomi voi - a review of the health of working-age people
In 2023, Finland returned to pre-Covid19 levels of morbidity. However, Terveystalo's data on "Näin Suomi voi (How Finland is doing)"* reveals a significant change in the nature of sickness absence, which reflects a change in the culture of work performance management and a change in the way work is done. Despite the decline in sickness absence rates, the poor general health of the working-age population is a cause for concern for health professionals.
True or false: sleep deprivation causes more road accidents than alcohol
True. There is also less awareness of the risk of accidents caused by sleep deprivation, which makes driving while tired insidiously dangerous. What level of drunkenness is equivalent to one night's sleep? Matleena Näppilä, occupational health physician at Terveystalo.
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Give yourself time to recover - activate Rela massage therapists summer benefit for your organisation!With the arrival of summer, it's a good time to relax and let our massage professionals take the stress out of your muscles too. Terveystalo Rela massage therapists' familiar summer benefit for occupational health clients helps your employees recover with massage, nationwide at our nearly 80 massage clinics.
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Elina Paganus, Customer Relations Manager, is awarded the Service Cross of the Defence Forces in recognition of her meritorious and excellent customer serviceOn 3.6.2024, Elina Paganus, Customer Relations Manager at Terveystalo, has received the Meritorious Cross of the Defence Forces in recognition of her long and successful cooperation with the Defence Forces. The Meritorious Service Cross is a high distinction awarded for meritorious service to the service, military security of supply and logistics of the Defence Forces.
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Business decision-makers choose Terveystalo as the most popular occupational health partnerIn Kantar's corporate image survey*, HR managers and business managers responsible for the procurement of occupational health services assessed the awareness and preference of different service providers, and rated the factors influencing the procurement decision. According to the survey, Terveystalo is the first provider that comes to mind and the most popular choice as an occupational health partner.
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Effective help from occupational health brief psychotherapy more smoothlyTerveystalo's Näin Suomi voi Study* found that although mental health challenges are affecting more and more people, the number of absences due to illness has remained relatively stable in recent years. Research has shown that one of the main reasons for the effectiveness of treatment for mental health problems is well-functioning and rapid referral to treatment in line with Current Care recommendations.
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How to make working life humanly efficient and sustainable?What should workplaces do differently to make employees more productive? The pace of work is getting faster and faster, but is it still sensible and sustainable to work at such a fast pace? How can we build a working life that supports people's well-being in a sustainable way? Answers to all these questions are being sought in a year-long project launched by Terveystalo's Organisational Psychology team, which will examine the state of Finnish working life from the perspectives of human and organisational well-being, human efficiency and sustainability.
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Digital leadership in occupational health services: the benefits and customer experience of the Symptom assessment toolThe new Occupational Health steering model was introduced at the end of 2023 for all our occupational health clients. An integral part of the guidance model is the Symptom Assessment tool, which is used across digital channels to guide our occupational health clients to the right specialist, in the right channel and at the right time when they are ill. It also helps our professionals to prepare for the upcoming appointment, thus streamlining the client encounter.
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Terveystalo is Finland's digital health champion 2024The Finnish Digital Leaders 2024 study assesses the digital competitiveness of 65 large Finnish companies from the perspective of customer experience in electronic channels. This year, Terveystalo was the best performing healthcare company in the survey.
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Driving licence certificates written in Terveystalo electronically to TraficomFrom 2023, sickness absence certificates written at Terveystalo have been sent directly to Kela electronically. The experience with the electronic transfer of data has been positive, as the up-to-date nature of the data has made it easier for employers to use the Kela service. A similar functionality has now been developed for driving licence certificates, which will be transferred electronically to Kela's service where Traficom can obtain them from 12 February 2024.