June health plan event at JMH
Did you know that, as a council employee, you can join a health cash plan, offering an affordable way to help cover the cost of everyday healthcare for you and your family?
To learn more and take advantage of special offers on dental, optical and chiropody/podiatry treatments, please come along to meet Warren Vale from HSF Health Plan:
John Muir House, Haddington (seated area beside main reception)
Thursday 26 June, 10.30am to 2.30pm
The Health Cash plan offers over 30 benefits to you and your family (any partner and kids under 18 at same address covered free on your plan), including:
- dental (money back including for some cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening at a dentist, white fillings, crowns, veneers, check-ups, hygienist)
- optical (money back including for designer frame glasses, varifocals, prescription sunglasses, contact lenses, sports goggles and eye laser treatment)
- birth and adoption grants
- payments if off work through injury (up to 52 weeks after 30 days)
- practitioners (including chiropody, physiotherapy, osteopath, chiropractor, acupuncture, podiatry)
- hospital admissions and specialist private consultations and tests (including MRI, ultrasound, blood tests, x-ray, ECG, vaccination)
- GP advice line and virtual doctor
- counselling, medical information and legal helplines
- HSF Perkbox, a shopping discounts platform offering high street shopping discounts, cheap cinema tickets, discounted gym memberships and more
For anyone who can’t attend, Warren is happy to visit your team at your place of work on a suitable day/time, just arrange directly with him:
Contact Warren by phone 07976 638 031 or email him
A date for a similar event at Penston House will be confirmed as soon as possible.
learnPro: Team scorecard
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Scott Bradbury skills challenges
What inspires one person could be what deters another. People are motivated by different things. Acknowledging the stimuli responsible for fluctuating levels of motivation in both yourself and others will enable you to create opportunities where you can increase levels of energy, innovation, and productivity. This benefits mental health as well as team wellbeing. The Skills Challenge on Understanding Motivation from Scott Bradbury is a useful tool for assessing your motivators. You can find this on the intranet or by clicking the link above.
Collaboration occurs when a small group of people with different skills and knowledge come together to solve a mutual problem or exploit a shared opportunity. To work successfully, each person involved needs to have a genuine vested interest in the eventual outcome. And that outcome is unknown at the start of the process. The cross-examination and critique of ideas through open dialogue is a valuable part of the process; constructive disagreement optimises results. The skills challenge from Scott Bradbury on Understanding Collaboration allows you to assess your collaborative actions and behaviours. You can find this on the intranet or by clicking the link above.
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