Wellbeing | Men's health: How to make it better

By Steve Smythe, Senior Business Development Manager at Generali UK Employee Benefits

When it comes to seeking help from a GP, it’s well understood that there’s typically a divide between the sexes; namely, that more women than men utilise such expertise.

However, that divide seems to be narrowing since Virtual GP services came about. What’s driving this? And what can HR and Line Managers do help keep this momentum going? After all, good health of working populations is not only a personal matter, it’s a business matter. Not to mention an economical and societal matter.

Where’s the evidence that male willingness to seek medical help is improving? We compared the findings of a UK representative study, with usage statistics from our Virtual GP partner Teladoc Health. This might not be considered conclusive, but it’s arguably very interesting and indicative.