Partnership Aims to Improve Seafarers Wellbeing

 

Working alongside Sailors’ Society, ClipperTelemed+ will run a number of receptions, sailing days and other events to introduce ship operators and others working within the maritime environment to both organizations and explain how a healthy, happy crew will make for an efficient vessel and truly enhance the bottom line.

 

ClipperTelemed+ provides remote medical care to seafarers globally, and Sailors’ Society aims to transform the lives of seafarers in port, at sea and at home. Clipper Telemed’s medical service and Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea program both serve to enhance the wellbeing of the world’s shipping industry. 

 

The new partnership was unveiled at a reception alongside the ClipperTelemed+ branded yacht which will soon compete in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, leaving London on August 30. The ClipperTelemed+ team will use the Clipper Race’s global platform to take the business to many influential shipping and yachting hubs.

 

Sailors’ Society Wellness at Sea is a coaching program for officers and cadets aimed at improving seafarers’ on board health and wellbeing. Wellness at Sea seeks to address two mutually dependent industry-wide concerns; seafarer welfare and crew attrition rates. 

 

Tom Bettle, ClipperTelemed+ Business Development Manager, said, “ClipperTelemed+ provides remote primary and emergency medical care to seafarers the world over. Our unique approach not only enhances crew wellbeing, but in so doing brings crew reassurance and confidence along with remarkable economic benefits to the ship operator. Wellness at Sea from the Sailors’ Society works absolutely in parallel with what we are able to provide. Officers who have completed a Wellness at Sea coaching program should be able to spot the early signs of illness in their crew and ClipperTelemed+ can diagnose and treat or advise on a course of care.”

 

Jan Webber, Sailors’ Society’s Director of Fundraising, said, “Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea program aims to help seafarers look after their health and wellbeing on-board ship, addressing the issue of poor mental health and the associated risks that can arise as a result of a life at sea. The health and welfare of our seafarers is vital to a thriving shipping industry and we’re delighted to be working with Clipper Telemed to jointly promote this issue. “