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Partnering with employees in the Highbrook Business Park to improve workplace wellbeing for South Aucklanders

It wasn’t long before a host of forward-thinking businesses got on board. Thanks to the early adoption of forward-thinking Partners like Newly Wed Foods, our mobile team sprang into action instantaneously with very necessary Covid support services. Next, the Health and Wellbeing team at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare approached us to roll out a Flu Vaccination Campaign in anticipation of the tumultuous winter ahead. Soon, the likes of Bidfoods, Programmed, Mr Chips and Subaru joined the ranks as our partnership model grew.

Possibly the most important part of Patient Journey planning is making sure people don’t fall ill at all! Hence why training the Newly Wed team on Supervised RAT Testing was the first port of call. Andrew Powell, GM at Newly Weds led the co-design Partnership. “We met with Lucy and together wrote procedures. Next, we completed a dry run and started testing. There was never a ‘no, we can’t do this or can’t do that’ – Highbrook were very open to working together. We never felt like they brought a cookie cutter approach – it’s a very bespoke service.”

Today, it means many employee wellbeing plans are co-designed with business stakeholders like  Andrew Powell who are serious about supporting the health of their Highbrook teams. 

Keeping upstream with the latest and greatest in clinical quality and service offerings

For me, there’s nothing better than seeing our clinical teams head out the door to look after people in their place of business. Traditionally, people have assumed they must come to the clinic for health assessments. This is especially true if assessment technology or equipment is needed for diagnosis or treatment. But the reality is, we’ve acquired an arsenal of amazing, portable technology that allows us to come to you. 

Namely, our Point of site Blood testing machine is often met with surprise when it’s set up in businesses. It’s an impressive piece of kit. “From Pop-up vaccination services to Wellbeing Lifestyle Workshops, we’ve been able to offer a tremendous amount of health screening services to people who often don’t have time to get away from work. Visiting new businesses is one of my favourite parts of my job.”, says Dr Jayani Kannangara. 

Of course, there’s never a better measure of success than hearing about Patient experience from real people. Following Subaru’s recent Mobile Van health assessments team members gave heartwarming feedback:

“Mary was very friendly, she made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. She talked me through everything with detail. She was so nice, and her assistant was helpful and lovely too. Great experience overall.”

Join us in our movement to make employee workplace medical care more accessible

With the arrival of Spring, it’s safe to say we have one especially hard winter behind us. (Thank goodness!) So, as a clinic, it definitely feels like a time to expand our reach. As our range of workplace services grows, we hope you’ll join us in our mission: to connect the employees of Highbrook Business Park with unconditional support to improve their wellbeing – allowing them to reach their full potential.

No doubt you take your employee wellbeing as seriously as we take our Patient Experience. So, if you’d like to explore how we can support your business or workplace with accessible, onsite medical and healthcare – no matter how big or small – drop me an email: lucyh@healthimprovementgroup.nz or fill out our business contact form. 

Nga mihi maioha to all our Partners and whānau in the Highbrook Park

Finally, we wanted to extend our thanks to everyone who has made this new health initiative possible. We’ve been supported by so many amazing people: from the Counties Manukau DHB to Business East Tāmaki and Health Improvement Group, not to mention all of our customers and team. Through our kotahitanga (togetherness), we know we can make waves of change in Highbrook and beyond.