How healthy is your practice?

Ben McGannan, MD of Water Wellpoint highlights the value of healthy staff in economic hard times.
As more firms realise that their greatest asset is their staff, health and wellbeing policies are becoming an integral part of business success. By focusing on wellbeing, companies can boost the health of their staff, reduce sick days and increase their bottom line.
The employer’s role should be to provide easily accessible advice, guidance and support for staff.
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Accountants need to find a balance.
In my opinion, every accountant and all those who spend most of their working day sat on their ****, ought to get a dog. This would help them achieve a balance between the demands of their job and a healthy lifestyle. Yes, of course I realise it costs money to have a dog. Is it cost-effective? Well, you could pose that question about your wife or girlfriend... and, for the wealther accountants, their mistresses...


Erm...
I agree that having a dog could be good for your health as they encourage you to get out and walk every day, but please don't compare wives/girlfriends to dogs! People who add up the cost of their relationships in this way usually end up alone.