10 July 2015
Researchers:
Zarnie Khadjesari, Dept. Primary Care and Population Health, University College London
Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University
Elizabeth Murray, Dept. Primary Care and Population Health, University College London
Don Shenker, Alcohol Health Network, London
Louise Marston, Dept. Primary Care and Population Health, University College London
Eileen Kaner, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University
Key findings
- Occupational health leads were enthusiastic about providing a free online health check for their employees.
- Most participants were supportive of workplaces offering employees an online health check and many were confident of the confidentiality of their responses.
- Participation rates were low, with 8% of employees completing the health check across the six workplaces.
- The health check attracted the ‘worried well’ employees rather than those at greatest health risk.
- Older employees (aged 60 years and above), those from ethnic minority groups and those in Routine and manual occupations were most concerned about providing personal information on the Internet and had less confidence in the accuracy of the feedback.
