PRESS RELEASE 

January 2025 

PEAK4 partners with Akea Life to deliver elite wellbeing and same-day private GP care for UK workforces 

PEAK4, the workplace wellbeing innovator bringing elite sports science into corporate environments, has announced a strategic partnership with Akea Life, the UK’s most comprehensive private GP service. This collaboration gives businesses a powerful new way to protect employee health, reduce absenteeism and boost performance by combining real-time wellbeing insights with rapid, personalised medical care. 

A game-changing solution for employers 

Access to GP appointments remains one of the UK’s biggest healthcare challenges, with many people waiting days or even weeks for consultations. These delays often lead to escalating health issues, increased stress and avoidable time off work. According to the Office for National Statistics, in 2024 alone, sickness and injury absence cost UK businesses billions, with 148.9 million working days lost, an average of 4.4 days per worker. 

The PEAK4 and Akea Life partnership tackles these issues head-on: 

• Predict and prevent: PEAK4’s wearable technology and data-led insights identify stress, recovery deficits and health risks before they escalate. Meaning the team can implement positive interventions and expert support exactly where it’s need. 
• Immediate access to care: Akea Life delivers same-day GP consultations, online, by phone, or through home/office visits, plus rapid referrals, prescriptions and diagnostics. 
• Personalised support: Employees benefit from tailored health plans, mental health support, physiotherapy and comprehensive screening all managed through a single, integrated health account. 
• Measurable ROI: Organisations can track wellbeing improvements, reduced absence and enhanced performance. 

Why it matters 

“Businesses can’t afford for their people to wait weeks for GP appointments, and more importantly people don’t want to. Our health is precious and uncertainty creates worry and stress. At PEAK4 we do things differently and take an elite sports science approach to whole person wellbeing. By combining our predictive wellbeing technology and expert guidance with Akea Life’s same-day medical care, we’re giving employers a proactive solution that keeps teams healthy, engaged and performing at their best.” – Emma Johnson, Director at PEAK4 

Ben Paglia, Director at Akea Life, added: “Our mission has always been to make healthcare simple, accessible and human. Partnering with PEAK4 means we can intervene earlier, before minor issues become major problems, while giving employees the convenience and control they deserve. It’s all about people having access to the healthcare they need, when they need it and wherever they are.” 

Together, PEAK4 and Akea Life are setting a new standard for workplace wellbeing, where health challenges are anticipated, care is immediate and performance is sustainable. This is more than a benefit, it’s a business-critical strategy for organisations that value their people and want to lead the way. 

NOTES TO EDITORS 

About PEAK4 

PEAK4 empowers individuals and organisations to perform at their best through sports science and data-led wellbeing solutions. Developed by leaders in elite sport, PEAK4’s programmes deliver real-time stress and recovery tracking, health-risk prediction and personalised interventions helping businesses build healthier, more resilient teams. 

Predict. Prevent. Perform.  

Learn more at PEAK4.co.uk 

About Akea Life 

Founded in 2017, Akea Life is the UK’s most complete private GP service, offering fast, convenient medical advice and care, from consultations and blood tests to physiotherapy and health screening. With same-day home visits and a nationwide network of trusted clinicians, Akea Life makes healthcare simple, clear, and personalised. 

Learn more at akealife.co.uk