Healthy staff are more productive

I have just returned from the World Economic Forum in Dubai, attending the Global Agenda Council on chronic disease and well-being. The issues and costs concerning non-communicable diseases are significant around the world, whether it is about heart disease, Type 2 diabetes or mental ill health - these are all potentially preventable diseases.

Many of these illnesses can cost the workplace millions of pounds/euros/dollars in terms of sickness absence, presenteeism and lost productive value. In fact, two years ago mental ill health in the workplace cost the UK £25.9 billion.