Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with long-term condition management support service CONNECTPlus, from Health and Care Innovations Limited (HCI).
The evidence-based app, according to L&G, will play a key role in the insurer’s tailored multidisciplinary team (MDT) paths, assisting individuals in taking control of their conditions and improving their health – both at home and at work.
CONNECTPlus, which is available to all covered employees and their immediate families, aids in the self-management of the following six long-term conditions: stroke, cancer, multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes, long-term care, and rheumatoid arthritis. According to Legal & General, bringing a variety of ailments together in one area also helps address the needs of those who have more than one long-term condition.
CONNECTPlus was developed in collaboration with NHS physicians and patients, and is now in use in a number of NHS Foundation Trusts, with the goal of providing individuals with the tools they need to actively manage their own care. Increased control, time and money savings, less worry, and improved outcomes are all potential benefits of self-management.
According to L&G, the app also aids line managers and HR by assisting them in better understanding a condition’s impact on life and work capacity, allowing them to better support their staff. This includes, if necessary, making informed reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Legal & General Group Protection claims & governance director Vanessa Sallows says: “ We’re really excited about the partnership with HCI. After many years of advocating – and evidencing – the benefits to people and business of personalised MDT pathways, we are always looking for ways to enhance those pathways, focusing squarely on taking a holistic and people-centred approach.
“The addition of the CONNECTPlus app helps us further embed digital health into the customer experience, extending MDT support and enabling a way to support employees – plus their immediate families, HR and Line Managers – in the kinds of daily decisions that impact outcomes.
HCI director Richard Wyatt-Haines says: “Sadly, there are increasing numbers of people living with a long-term condition and nearly one in four of us have two or more conditions.
“This can be tough for each individual, their families and the people they work with. Thanks to the scale of Legal & General, CONNECTPlus can now make life easier for thousands more people across the country in a really simple way, and on one simple digital platform.”
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