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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.
The same friendship phenomena are repeated in workplaces as in schools for children
We want to feel accepted and seen as ourselves, whether we are children or adults. With a best friend, this can feel stronger than in a large group, but in the workplace, heart-to-heart friendships can also pose challenges.
Terveystalo´s new centre of transport medicine promotes professional drivers' work ability
The transport and logistics sector is a major employer in long-distance Finland. Ensuring the well-being and fitness for work of professional drivers requires special knowledge of their needs and the nature of their work, which is why Terveystalo is now establishing a multi-professional centre for transport medicine to serve the transport and logistics sector. The new centre aims to find ways to address the main health risks for professional drivers, which are associated with musculoskeletal and lifestyle diseases.
Sleep - a critical cornerstone of lifestyle change
Sleep affects every aspect of our bodies, from the brain to physical performance. Because of its holistic nature, its importance in lifestyle change is undeniable. Eevert Partinen, a doctor and a sleep specialist at Terveystalo, explains how sleep is linked to key lifestyle diseases and how it affects our daily activities.
Here are the digital trends in healthcare 2024
Artificial intelligence, health assistants, preventive care and personalised medicine - the digital trends in healthcare in 2024 will focus on how we can modernise healthcare and tackle its deepest problems.
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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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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.
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Terveystalo donates a professorship in occupational health and occupational medicine to the University of TurkuSuomen Terveystalo Oy donates a temporary professorship of practise in occupational health and occupational medicine to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Turku. The professorship will last for three years and the total value of the donation is EUR 150 000.