Group Income Protection Workplace recovery for mental health Fiona King - Rehabilitation Manager 11 March

2 INTRODUCTION TO GROUP INCOME PROTECTION MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE Income payable to the employer at the end of the deferred period Contract between employer and insurance company Provision of vocational rehabilitation and treatment

3 OUR RESULTS MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH NOTIFICATIONS RETURN TO WORK RATES

4 WORK PLACE RECOVERY - EARLY INTERVENTION AND REHABILITATION MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE Treatment is vocationally focused rather than just symptom reduction Provide a number of different psychotherapies Return to work team who provide the links between treatment, return to work and relapse prevention Employee and employer benefits “Thanks to them I'm back to work. They did a fantastic job so thank you on job well done ”

5 MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP Co-ordinate most effective treatment Liaise with all parties Keep everyone informed Group Income Protection Employers EAP/PMI Providers General Practitioner Employee & Employer Occupational Health services Mental Health care team

6 MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE L&G notified Employee contacted Referral made Employer informed of outcome Assessment & treatment commenced 6 treatment sessions completed Return to work plan agreed GP Informed Employer relapse prevention meeting arranged Return to work completed 12 sessions of treatment provided Start of absence Week 8Week 10 Week 12Week 18Week 26 Outcome – Treatment provided Returned to work within deferred period Successful return to work achieved CASE STUDY 1

7 CASE STUDY 2 MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE L&G notified Start of absence Week 8 Week 14 Week 26 Week 43 Week 47 Week 64 Week 69 Treatment Starts Unfit for role Claim accepted 13 sessions of treatment completed Progressed to driving his own car short distances. EMDR recommended Starts EMDR Returns to work on reduced hours and alternative duties including driving Working normal hours Back driving as HGV driver ‘Mr X continues to go from strength to strength. Many thanks for all your support with this’.’

8 MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE WORK PLACE RECOVERY- OUR SUCCESS Active vocational intervention Invested £4.6m in rehabilitating people back to work Provided 7222 sessions of psychological treatment Integrated approach 79.4% returned to work before the end of the deferred period 85.9% within the 1 st year of absence (2013) Benefit payable to the employer at the end of the deferred period Paid out £35,400,000 on income protection benefit