As UK productivity levels remain sluggish amid largely stagnant economic growth, occupational health initiatives that can help improve long-term productivity should be investment priorities. Mintel’s UK Occupational Health Market Report provides an overview of the UK OH market, and provides a detailed breakdown of market dynamics and industry structure.
Key Issues Covered in this Report
- Key drivers and trends that influence employee health and wellbeing.
- How the market has adapted to the post-pandemic, hybrid-working environment.
- The value of individual segments in the market in 2023.
- The development of the market over the next five years.
- The competitive strategies and launch activities of industry players.
- The opportunities and threats facing firms in the occupational health market.
UK Occupational Health Report Overview
NHS pressures highlight importance of alternative health services such as OH
Ongoing pressure on the NHS means employers are increasingly using proactive occupational health services to fill the void and keep people in work. More businesses are looking at preventative health and wellbeing support as opposed to the more traditional approach that looked at offering support at the crisis point – such as needing medical treatment, whether for physical or mental health. Virtual GP services, EAPs and various health and wellbeing apps have become an increasing part of an employers’ package.
Promoting preventative healthcare measures will reduce absenteeism costs
Changing employer mindsets of focusing on helping employees at the point of crisis to intervening at the initial signs of ill-health or wellbeing will provide opportunities for those in the OH industry. OH providers should market and promote preventative support offerings to companies by highlighting how an effective OH offering will reduce absenteeism costs and improve productivity.
Purchase the full report to learn more about what these trends mean for the occupational health market, and discover opportunities for future growth.
Expert Analysis from an Industry Specialist
This report, written by Lewis Cone, delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends in the UK occupational health market and add expert context to the numbers.
Although normal working patterns are returning, hybrid working continues to present challenges as employers lack direct insight into employee health and wellbeing off-site.
Lewis Cone
Associate Director – Financial Services
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- Key issues covered in this Report
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Executive Summary
- Opportunities in the occupational health market
- Market dynamics and outlook
- Graph 1: market segmentation for occupational health provision as salary costs for non-commercial operators, by type of provision, 2019-23
- Graph 2: occupational health market forecast, by type of provider, 2024-28
- Graph 3: working hours lost due to sickness absence, by age group, 2018-22*
- Graph 4: working hours lost due to sickness absence, by gender, 2018-22*
- Graph 5: number of days lost through sickness absence in the UK, by reason, 2018-22*
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Market Dynamics
- OH overview and business drivers
- Sickness absence rates
- Graph 6: working hours lost due to sickness absence, by gender, 2018-22*
- Graph 7: working hours lost due to sickness absence, by age group, 2018-22*
- Public and private sector
- Overall market
- Reasons for absence
- Graph 8: number of days lost through sickness absence in the UK, by reason, 2018-22*
- Stress
- Graph 9: causes of work-related stress, top three causes, 2023
- Graph 10: methods being used to identify and reduce stress, 2023
- Regional analysis
- Graph 11: regional employment, 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 12: sickness absence rates, by area, 2022
- Market development
- Market segmentation
- Graph 13: market segmentation for occupational health provision as salary costs for non-commercial operators, by type of provision, 2019-23
- Market forecast
- Graph 14: occupational health market forecast, by type of provider, 2024-28
- Market trends
- Macro-economic factors
- Graph 15: quarterly GDP growth rate, Q1 2022-Q4 2023
- Graph 16: financial performance of UK businesses, January 2023-24
- Market drivers
- Graph 17: total number of people waiting for NHS services in England, 2020-23
- Graph 18: working adults who have improved their work/life balance to manage their health in the last 12 months, by generation, 2023
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Competitive landscape
- Industry development
- Industry structure
- Graph 19: analysis of the employment structure of the ‘Other Human Health Activities’ industry, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 20: analysis of the financial structure of the ‘Other Human Health Activities’ industry, 2022 and 2023
- Competitive strategies
- Launch activity
- Company profiles
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Appendix
- External data sources
- Supplementary data
- Graph 21: sickness absence rates, by area, 2022
- Report scope and definitions
- Methodology
- Further sources and contacts
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