Devon HealthTech firm partners with Legal & General to support people with long-term health conditions
Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with long-term condition management support service CONNECTPlus, from Devon-based Health and Care Innovations Limited (HCI), to support individuals to take control of long-term conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and long Covid.
Around 15 million people in England have a long-term condition, according to the Government.
CONNECTPlus was co-designed with NHS clinicians and patients, and used in various NHS Foundation Trusts, with a view to having the right tools in place to help people actively manage their own care. The potential benefits of self-management include increased control, saving of time and money, reduced anxiety and improved outcomes.
Available to all insured employees and their immediate family, CONNECTPlus helps support the day-to-day self-management of strokes, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Type 2 Diabetes, Long Covid and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The app’s features include health trackers, clinically-approved information videos and FAQs, medication reminders, and a diary to help with dosage information, hospital or GP appointments and reminders.
Vanessa Sallows, Claims & Governance Director at Legal & General Group Protection, said: “We’re really excited about the partnership with HCI. After many years of advocating - and evidencing - the benefits to people and business of personalised MDT pathways, we are always looking for ways to enhance those pathways, focusing squarely on taking a holistic and people-centred approach.
“The addition of the CONNECTPlus app helps us further embed digital health into the customer experience, extending MDT support and enabling a way to support employees – plus their immediate families, HR and Line Managers – in the kinds of daily decisions that impact outcomes.”
Richard Wyatt-Haines, Director at HCI, said: “Sadly, there are increasing numbers of people living with a long-term condition and nearly one in four of us have two or more conditions.5 This can be tough for each individual, their families and the people they work with. Thanks to the scale of Legal & General, CONNECTPlus can now make life easier for thousands more people across the country in a really simple way, and on one simple digital platform.”
