'Always-on' culture | Guilt-ridden workers struggle to make GP appointments

The changing nature of work has evolved to a point where employees are contactable 24/7 and are spending more time at the office than with their families so that they can crack down on impeding deadlines.

This increased hyper-connectivity and working outside nine-to-five has contributed to ‘always-on’ cultures that hugely impact a workforce’s mental and physical wellbeing.

As a result, new research has indicated that workers are struggling to squeeze in medical appointments around their demanding work schedules and this is severely draining GP resources.

The study, which was conducted by AIG Life Limited, found that more than half of workers (52%) have had to cancel or change medical appointments because of clashing work commitments.