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Medical treatment

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Cancer and Chronic Illness Support Services• Available to all members who have been diagnosed with cancer or a long term illness.• Family counselling is available to support family members (spouses and children who normally reside with you) who are needing extra support during this time.• In addition, you may speak to our in house nurses if you need advice, information and support in respect of parents and parents-in- law who may be living with a long term health condition which prevents them from performing normal activities associated with everyday living.• Your package provides complementary therapies to help you cope with your journey of cancer and the treatments used for it.• Therapies are chosen with the support of your specialist nurses.

Fast Track Cover & Care Service• In house nurse led service

• Early intervention service for chronic conditions (at the discretion of SAS)

SAS may consider funding operations, wellbeing support or treatment listed if it is deemed in the interest of the insurer to mitigate costs and assists in the early return to work of the employee or prevents an absence from work. The provision of such funding is entirely at the discretion of Schools Advisory Service. Schools have no rights of appeal to the decision made by Schools Advisory Service regarding any medical or well-being services.

Here's a list of example operations that we can provide:Cataract• Phakoemulsification of lens without implant - bilateral• Phakoemulsification of lens with implant - unilateral• Lens implant/exchange

Hernias• Repair of recurrent inguinal hernia• Primary repair of incisional hernia

Gall Bladder Stones• Cholecystectomy (including mini-cholecystectomy)

Bladder• Endoscopic resection of lesion of bladder (including cystoscopy)• Diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder (including any biopsy)

• Vaginal hysterectomy (including laparoscopically assisted)• Ovarian cystectomy (as sole procedure) (and bilateral)

Men's Health• Open excision of prostate Radical prostatectomy, reconstruction of bladder neck (including bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy)

Haemorrhoids• Haemorrhoidectomy (including sigmoidoscopy)

Carpal Tunnel• Carpal tunnel release, including endoscopic

OperationsSchools Advisory Service can provide operations performed at a private local hospital under the same consultant you have been discussing your condition with. The aim of our service is to reduce the time spent on the NHS waiting list and to get you back on your feet as soon as possible.

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Schools Advisory Service, Trigg House, 11 Maisies Way, South Normanton, Derbyshire DE55 2DS.

Schools Advisory Service is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: No. 309701Registered in England and Wales Company Number: 3475198

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This list is not exhaustive, but is an example of operations that SAS have provided in the past. Any Procedure that mitigates the insurer’s losses will be provided.

Spine Slipped Disc• Posterior decompression +/ - foraminotomy (cervical region)• Primary anterior discectomy, decompression and anterior fusion (lumber region)

Appendix• Laparoscopic appendicectomy

Joints• Primary total hip replacement with or without cement• Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture)

Women's Health• Total abdominal hysterectomy (+/- oopherectomy)• Subtotal abdominal hysterectomy (+/- oopherectomy)

Simply download the app now at www.schooladvice.co.uk or via the Apple/Android store or call the relevant numbers below….Stress Counselling 01773 814402 Relationship Counselling 01773 814402Physiotherapy 01773 814403 Cancer Support Service 01773 814404Medical Operations enquiries 01773 814400 24 hour GP Helpline 0845 403 1037Fast Track Cover & Care Service 01773 814403

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24 Hour GP Telephone HelplineThe GP telephone only helpline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This service is available to all insured staff members

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SAS Nursing Team

Led by Mandy Gallagher, Schools Advisory Service’s Head of Nursing.

• Mandy leads a team of NMC registered nurses and BACP registered counsellors.• Nurses are based regionally so they are able to develop ongoing relationships with you and your school.

Nurse Absence Support Service • In house nursing team who contact schools to offer appropriate support services for staff members who are absent.• Developing individual plans of care for you where appropriate.• Developing links and relationships with schools in order to support and provide advice• Sign posting school leaders to obtain further information and advice regarding long-term health conditions

Weight Management with Weight watchers

• Working in partnership with Weight Watchers we are able to offer a package entitling members of staff to 12 weeks of Weight Watchers membership*• You will be expected to attend the full 1 hour meeting each week for the duration of the 12 week programme.

* Access to Weight Watchers is subject to you meeting specific criteria and commitment to losing weight.

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Stress Counselling - How we can help!

• Confidential face to face advice and support• Stress counselling telephone helpline• Individual programme of support and rehabilitation• Up to 5 sessions.

E-Counselling Service

• Complementing our face to face and telephone counselling services allowing you to explore personal issues in a secure private setting with a counsellor.

Relationship Counselling

• You and your partner can receive face to face or telephone counselling or you can opt to receive support via emails.

Physiotherapy VocationalMedical service

Co-ordinated specialist treatment outside the NHS to speed recovery and return to work.

• Private physiotherapy.• Individual programme developed.• All our physiotherapists are fully registered (HCPC) and insured.• Up to 5 sessions.

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Well-Being Support

Lifestyle Health Screening*

• A nurse-led review of health status and disease risk factors. Discussion of lifestyle, personal and family history questionnaire.• Your cover allows for 15 minutes of confidential nursing time per staff member.• Height, weight and body mass indexing.• Blood pressure, resting heart rate and cholesterol testing• Urinalysis for diabetes and kidney disease• Health status review

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Stress Management Workshops

• A 1 hour Stress Awareness session delivered by one of our NMC registered nurses or a BACP registered counsellor.

• The session will help staff to identify signs of stress in themselves and others and to assist in developing techniques to manage their stress.

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Menopause Support• Support is provided for women going through the menopause through our partnership with Simply Hormones founded by Kathryn Colas. Kathryn founded Simply Hormones following 10 years of experiencing symptoms of the menopause that made her everyday life intolerable.• Staff named on the policy have free access to valuable information on the Simply Hormones Website by accessing it through SAS website.

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