In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic broke out in Israel.

What began as a health crisis soon turned into an economic crisis, which led many workers to go on forced unpaid leave and went to the National Insurance Institute (NII) for assistance. There was a need to find creative solutions within the limits of the law and the data available to the NII, and to find workable and quick solutions that would allow the payment of unemployment benefits to unpaid workers.

The occurrence of skin cancer is generally associated with leisure activities. It is overlooked, however, that outdoor workers are much more at risk due to increased exposure as a result of their work. How can those exposed to the elements be made aware of the dangers and how can their behaviour be changed so that they wear the appropriate protective equipment? What are the psychological drivers and barriers when it comes to protective behaviour?

Co-operation and networking across institutions is an essential factor in successful occupational reinsertion. The customer (always an accident victim in the context of what follows) should be able to benefit from as comprehensive a service as possible from social insurance institutions.

The results of the NLST (National Lung Screening Trial) study showed that the use of Low Dose Spiral Computer Tomography with persons with a significantly increased risk of lung cancer can reduce the mortality risk by identifying lung cancer at an earlier stage than the use of conventional X-rays. At the end of 2011 the SUVA decided to offer this possibility on a voluntary basis to those of its insured members who had been exposed to asbestos and had a similar risk of developing lung cancer. The programme started in 2012.

SwissDRG (Swiss Diagnosis Related Groups) is the new tariff system for acute somatical in-patient hospital treatments that regulates payments for such treatments under the statutory health insurance legislation (Krankenversicherungsgesetz (KVG)) across Switzerland on a case-based lump sum basis.

Each hospital stay is allotted to a case group and paid for on a lump sum basis on the basis of certain criteria such as main diagnosis, secondary diagnoses, treatments and further factors.

It insures 120,000 enterprises or 1.9 million employees against the consequences of accidents and occupational illnesses. Unemployed persons are automatically covered by the SUVA. The SUVA generates premiums of approximately CHF 4.4 billion. The social partners, employers and employees - together with the Confederation - are represented on the board of directors.

The wage bills of the insured enterprises form the basis for calculating insurance premiums. The old procedure for ascertaining these wage bills was elaborate and prone to error.

With this new contact point internal and external partners now had the possibility to pass on their concerns via the shortest possible route. The number of cases processed increased steadily. Since the centre was founded the number of cases closed successfully has increased. It was possible to influence customer satisfaction positively through active measures and the majority of insured individuals also view the SUVA's efforts to combat insurance fraud positively.

It insures 120,000 enterprises or 1.9 million employees against the consequences of accidents and occupational illnesses. Unemployed persons are automatically covered by the SUVA. The SUVA generates premiums of approximately CHF 4.4 billion. The social partners, employers and employees?together with the Confederation - are represented on the board of directors.

Spinal injuries (paraplegic/tetraplegic patients) and/or traumatic brain injuries (cranial/brain trauma) confront not only the injured individual but also the family members, the service providers involved and the SUVA with great challenges.

Employees exposed to occupational noise in Switzerland are regularly examined under the SUVA "audiomobile" programme.

Any findings that are outside limits are routinely recorded in audiograms. These are then transferred to ENT specialists for examination.

The core element of the new concept is the prompt and comprehensive care of accident victims in complex cases. In the case of specific disabilities and in particular, subjective circumstances, Suva initiates the proactive care of accident victims immediately after the event. In addition to medical requirements, this intensive support is also intended to protect the insuree's job, and to extend to the coordination of claims against other insurance companies. Within the legal limits imposed upon its services, Suva wishes to ensure that even difficult cases do not become a problem.

This new prevention tool is entertaining and interactive. It provides a virtual overview of situations that may arise at the office and addresses the following topics: working ergonomically, accident prevention, office space arrangements and office planning.