The Problem We’re Solving

Mental health is in crisis in the UK!

The UK has a health and wellbeing crisis on its hands:

• Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year

• In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week

• It appears that how people cope with mental health problems is getting worse as the number of people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts is increasing

• Teenage suicide is on the rise - 67% increase since 2000

• Suicide is now the most common cause of death for men aged 20-49 in England and Wales

• Approx. 4.6 million people with diabetes in the UK

• Obesity is the leading cause in the majority of preventable cases

“In the UK, we are spending £97 billion of public money on treating disease and only £8 billion preventing it”. Matt Hancock, Health Minister

Impact to society and business:

• Our health and wellbeing crisis are impacting both society and business

• The human cost is what we need to support first and foremost

• Prevention is better than cure

• On average, presenteeism costs businesses £605 per person each year

• Absenteeism and presenteeism together cost the UK economy £73 billion per year

• Presenteeism is often cited as the biggest threat to workplace productivity in the UK

Why work with and support PHS?

We want to balance commercial and wellbeing backgrounds, reducing the mental health and wellbeing crisis and make people healthy and able to function at their best. There is a growing shift in culture and with social prescribing back on the agenda there is a renewed focus on improving wellbeing for the good of society and the economy.

There has never been a better time. Wellbeing is on everyone’s agenda, however, government funded programs and organisations are not enough. Long waiting lists and funding cuts is making progress slow and we believe it can only start to show positive results if commercial organisations are willing to invest and become part of the movement to support and prevent.

If you're interested to learn more about how you can get involved