Healthcare cash plan
Your staff are your most valuable asset; if you take care of them, they'll take care of your business in return.
 
We've teamed up with Health Shield Friendly Society Limited to offer you and your employees an affordable and effective healthcare cash plan, helping you to provide a valuable employee benefit, and promote health and wellbeing throughout your business.
 
HR Director - Your PeopleThis service is available to Advanced and Expert members of the Forum of Private Business as part of our HR Director business solution.
 
Membership of the Essentials Scheme offers:
    • A range of everyday healthcare and wellbeing related benefits
    • 100% cash back, subject to annual review, towards dental, dental accident, optical, physiotherapy, specialist consultation and chiropody treatment costs
    • Most claims processed within 48 hours, which means that your cheque or credit into your bank will be with you in five working days
    • Cover for partners and dependent children, with separate annual maximums for each person covered
    • Claim limits refreshed in line with your company benefit year
    • Cover for pre-existing conditions - no medical examination required
    • An easy-to-follow claims procedure
    • Worldwide cover
    • Access to a free 24-hour helpline for counselling, lifestyle, health and legal advice
    • Access to preferential corporate rates for a network of health clubs
    • Plus, you can apply to change your level of cover at any time.
As an employer, you can choose to pay for all or part of your employees' membership fees – from as little as 75p per person, per week.
 
The benefits to your business of providing this employee benefit can include:
    • Reduced sickness and absence
    • Increased productivity
    • Healthier and happier staff.
A team from Health Shield will launch your chosen scheme to all your employees across single or multiple sites, with consultants on-site to offer friendly consultation and advice. They'll also help you with the administration of the scheme, including how to set up payroll deductions.
 
For more information on the Scheme, including levels of cover and rates, click here. To read a summary of the policy, click here.
 
About Health Shield
 
Health Shield is a non-profit making friendly society and has more than 130 years' experience of healthcare provision, specialising in health cash plans for companies and their employees throughout the UK. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (number 205304), and is committed to the FSA's Treating Customers Fairly initiative.
 
Find out more
 
Choose the option that is most convenient for you:
  1. Call the FPB's member helpline on 0845 130 1722.
  2. Email your question or contact information to healthshieldenquiries@fpb.org and we will respond on the next working day.
  3. Complete the short form below and you will be contacted as soon as possible.
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