Problem
Work-related stress and burnout costs the UK economy £28bn a year (Axa UK, 2023). Stress is implicated in many other mental and physical health conditions, from cardiovascular disease, to diabetes, depression, anxiety, muscular skeletal problems and even some cancers.
Yet, currently, there is no objective measure of stress. The only real tool is to subjectively ask people, ‘are you stressed?’ and that’s the basis for how most stress metrics are derived. Stress is our focus because it’s one thing that can be addressed, by both an individual and an employer, to create the biggest impact for people and business.
Our aim is to better understand stress so that we can move healthcare from treatment to prevention, enhance wellbeing and relieve the burden on health services worldwide.