Health Tech for Businesses

Thank you to Julie Babis for joining us for this discussion around nutrition, diabetes and menopause.

Julie is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist and certified NLP practitioner.  She works with people who want to reverse pre-diabetes, manage type II diabetes, and support healthy heart, hormone balance and cognitive function through their 40s, 50s and beyond. 

The link between diabetes and menopause is significant and multifaceted, impacting many women in the UK. Menopause typically leads to a decrease in oestrogen levels, which can affect how the body handles insulin and blood sugar. This hormonal shift can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and make managing preexisting diabetes more challenging.

For a comprehensive and GP-verified look into your menopausal status or glucose levels, take a look at DocHQ's at-home health checks. We provide accessible testing kits for a range of health needs that are all analysed by ISO and UKAS accredited UK laboratories.

Julie Babis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-babis-msc-mbant-mcnhc-021360bb/
DocHQ: DocHQ: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dochq/
https://dochq.co.uk/business

Today we are joined by Claire Dixon. The CEO of Neuraura, a Biotech company based in Calgary, Canada that is transforming the standard of care for chronic, under served health conditions. Currently working specifically on providing advanced technology to help those suffering with PCOS.

In this episode, we discuss the challenges and complexity of PCOS and the rise of Biotech in improving women's health issues. 

Thank you to Claire and DocHQ's Lina MacFarlane for discussing their experiences and how employers can support their employees' struggling with a range of health issues.

Claire Dixon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-e-dixon/
Neuraura: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuraura/
DocHQ: DocHQ: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dochq/
https://dochq.co.uk/business

Today we are joined by Lizzy Kurtzer, a menstrual cycle coach for the workplace - working with businesses to create inclusive cultures for people with periods.

A new WaterAid survey reveals that menstrual taboos still dominate the lives of working women across the UK, with a staggering 85% saying they experience stress or anxiety when managing their periods at work.  

Lizzy has joined us today to explain the ways in which people with periods in the workplace are struggling with their menstrual cycles and how employers can improve these working conditions through educational resources, health testing and menstrual leave policies. We’ll be learning all about how each phase of our cycles can impact us on a physical and mental level and how this is important for workplaces to consider.

Find Lizzy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzy-kurtzer/
DocHQ: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dochq/
https://dochq.co.uk/business

Thank you to Dr Rebecca Williams for chatting with us about stresses impact on our physical and mental health.

Stress is more than just a feeling; it's a physical and psychological reaction to demands that exceed our coping abilities. When faced with prolonged stress, our body releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which prepare us for emergency action. This constant state of high alert can lead to muscle tension and inflammation, common contributors to physical pain and discomfort.

Today, we are lucky to be speaking with Dr Rebecca Williams, a Stress Management Specialist working with individuals struggling with stress. She also works with businesses and organisations to help them reduce presenteeism, absenteeism and high staff turnover. Following her medical training in Cambridge and Oxford, she completed her GP training in the Scottish Borders and has worked as a GP there for nearly 25 years, witnessing first-hand the impact of stress on mental, physical and emotional health.

As a Stress Management Specialist, she supports individuals in understanding and managing their stress. She also works with businesses to educate and support their staff through webinars, workshops and confidential 1-2-1 sessions.

Find Rebecca here:
https://williamsstressmanagement.co.uk/
@williamsstressmanagement on Linkedin

Thank you to Jackie Grant for sitting down with us to talk about all things menopause, from fitness and physiotherapy to health testing and community outreach. 

It was delightful to hear about the incredible work Jackie is doing to empower women to understand their bodies and navigate through difficult transitions. Here, she tells us about the Menopause and Women's Health cafe she opened to create a safe and open space for women to share their experiences. 

At DocHQ, we aim to improve health choices for women in your workplace. With over 13 million women in the UK workforce potentially experiencing menopause or perimenopause, it's crucial. In the UK, only 27% of women disclose their menopause symptoms to their employers.

Our Menopause Health Check range is an invaluable tool you can offer your employees. It helps them learn more about their menopausal status, receive GP-verified results, and get the support they deserve.

You find Jackie here:
wegrantfitnessandhealth.co.uk
@weightlosswithjackieg

Welcome to a new series all about women’s health in the workplace hosted by DocHQ. Every month, I will be speaking with different women about their personal health experiences in and out of the workplace. We’ll be covering health conditions such as menopause, fertility, endometriosis, sexual health and mental health. The aim of this series is to shine a much needed spotlight on the issue of women’s health in the workplace.

We want to give women a place to share their personal stories and encourage employers to make changes in their workplaces to make the discussion on health more open and accessible.

In this episode, we hear from members of the DocHQ team on their personal health journeys. A huge thank you to Lina, Mel and Debby for sharing their stories and their time. Particularly to Lina who told us about her difficult experience getting a diagnosis for endometriosis and how it's impacted her personal and work lives.

If you have a story you’d like to share about your experience as an employee with a health issue in the workplace, or if you’re an employer who has made changes to the conversation on women’s health within your team, we’d love to hear from you. 

Find us @dochq on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Following on in our menopause awareness series, we at DocHQ are speaking with Jo McEwan. One of the founders of Positive Pause and their sister company, Menopause Movement. I’m joined by my colleague, Melanie Rutherford as representatives for DocHQ - a health tech company striving to improve your health choices. ;p

With October being Menopause awareness month, we at DocHQ want to shine a spotlight on the voices of women and women’s health. Positive Pause is an organisation that has been dismantling the negative stigma surrounding menopause and women’s health since 2016. From comprehensive guides and resources for women and employers, Positive Pause is changing the way menopause is treated in and out of the workplace.

During October, Menopause Awareness Month, we at DocHQ sat down with Christien Bird, a Chartered Physiotherapist, Co-founder and Clinical Lead of the Menopause Movement and the practise owner of The White Hart clinic.

At DocHQ, we want to shine a spotlight on the voices of women and women’s health. The Menopause Movement is a fantastic organisation that works to extend and improve the awareness of menopause for health professionals, fitness professionals, gyms, leisure centres, clinics, public sector and NHS providers through their certified 8-module course covering all areas of menopause information and support resources.

Christien enlightens us on the powerful impact physiotherapy can have to the management of menopause symptoms. Our own, Melanie Rutherford tells us about DocHQ Physio, a remote, AI-driven physiotherapy tool that combines online consultations with our physiotherapist lead and personalised treatment plans to suit your needs. 

Today, we join DocHQ's CEO, Madhur Srivastava and our lead physiotherapist, Tiggy Corben in a discussion on how AI driven technology like DocHQ Physio is reshaping the world of physiotherapy.

The latest statistics show that 7.3m working days were lost last year to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with 477,000 cases being reported in 2022, 139,000 of which were new cases. With our product, DocHQ Physio, you can ensure that your employees maintain their physical health with the help from our Chartered Physiotherapists and our specialised AI technology. From easy access to physiotherapists, to remote consultations, to guided AI powered exercises to aid the rehabilitation process, DocHQ Physio has got your team's health needs covered.

The sixth episode of Health Tech for Businesses is a conversation between Bretton Putter, Founder and CEO of CultureGene and Gopika Sampat, DocHQ Marketing and Operations Lead, about the importance of company culture and how company leaders can develop it effectively.