About Shandwell

What is Shandwell?

Shandwell is a consultancy business and online source of advice and information on any aspect of employee health and wellbeing.

What is Shandwell's objective?

To help improve the health and productivity of the working population by providing wholly independent advice and information to employers, public sector agencies and service providers. 

With the growing importance attached to health and wellbeing, all stakeholders need to be able to make properly informed decisions.

Who owns Shandwell?

The owner and Director of Shandwell is John Picken who has over 20 years experience in the risk management and health sectors - see the My Profile link on the home page.

Revenues are solely derived from consultancy fees. There are no hidden commissions from product placement or any advertising revenue. There is no conflict of interest

Is Shandwell authorised by the FSA?

Some health and wellbeing strategies incorporate elements of insurance, notably managing ill health and rehabilitation.     

Shandwell is not a general insurance intermediary involved in insurance mediation activities. Nor does it give advice or recommendations relating to a particular contract of insurance (i.e. a specific policy from a named insurance company) as defined in the FSA’s Perimeter Guidance Manual 5.8.4.

Shandwell may from time to time refer to certain employee and health related insurances as part of its provision of advice and information. If and when it does, it may pass comments on the merits of using a particular insurance undertaking, broker or adviser but will not make a recommendation, implied or otherwise.

Shandwell is not authorised by the FSA. If you require advice and or recommendations on arranging a specific insurance policy with a named insurance company then you either need to deal direct with that insurance company or use the services of an FSA authorised intermediary. Shandwell and its contributors may or may not be able to help you make an informed choice of either.

Treating Customers Fairly

Whilst not authorised by the FSA, Shandwell fully endorses its approach to Treating Customers Fairly and agrees that this should lie at the heart of any business culture.  All product suppliers and service providers should feel the same way and uphold this principle.

Conflicts of Interest

There are no advertising revenues, hidden commissions, contingent commissions, profit shares, or any other form of financial inducements to recommend products or suppliers.  

On occasion, Shandwell may meet with suppliers of products and services to get a better understanding of what they can offer organisations in support of their health and wellbeing strategy. This might include the provision of common sense hospitality on the part of suppliers.