
Loneliness drives pressure across health, care, and work - Sacana changes that.
26% higher risk of early death for people experiencing chronic loneliness
(Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015).
1 in 5 GP appointments linked to non-medical needs such as loneliness
(British Red Cross & Co-op, 2016).
£103 billion annual cost of workplace sickness in the UK, including £25 billion from presenteeism and £5 billion from absence
(IPPR, 2023).
Almost double the risk of dementia among older adults who are socially isolated
(Kuiper et al., 2015).
Talk. Connect. Thrive
A preventative bridge in wellbeing for health, care, and corporate systems.
Every organisation feels the pressure. NHS budgets are stretched, councils work to the tightest of care visit times and must safeguard the wellbeing of citizens, employers wrestle with presenteeism, and insurers compete to stand out with wellbeing extras. The pressure is visible, and it is costly.
Sacana reduces that pressure.
We provide structured, non-clinical one-to-one conversation, stigma-free, with no assessment barrier and no session limits. By preventing escalation into clinical need, Sacana protects budgets in the public sector and safeguards margins in the private sector, freeing resources to be used where they are needed most.

Built for Scale

Sacana is a secure, GDPR-compliant platform with safeguarding embedded. It integrates easily through API or widget, and can be delivered Sacana-branded, co-branded, or fully white-labelled.
Commercial models: Call-Off Hours | Per Capita | Licensing.
Which means that procurement is simple, implementation is quick, and outcomes are clear.
Sacana is not advice. Not therapy. Not “more of the same.”
It is a preventative service that protects budgets, safeguards margins, and turns isolation into connection — helping people feel seen, heard, and more like themselves again.
Sacana is built for scale and integration.
Fully GDPR-compliant, with safeguarding embedded.
API and widget integration for seamless adoption.
Flexible branding options: Sacana, co-brand, or white-label.
Real-time analytics and MI reporting.
Flexible commercial models: Call-Off Hours, Per Capita, Licensing.
This ensures Sacana is procurement-ready, implementation is straightforward, and outcomes are transparent.
Who Are the Matrons?
Sacana Matrons are trained, accredited conversation specialists recruited directly by us. Each is vetted through full DBS/PVG checks and trained in safeguarding, structured conversation, and active listening. They are not counsellors or therapists; their role is to provide a safe, stigma-free space for people to be seen and heard. Matrons follow clear escalation pathways and safeguarding protocols while preserving confidentiality.

Local Authorities & Social Care

Councils carry both a statutory duty of care and the challenge of protecting tight budgets. Home carers, whether directly employed or contracted, deliver task-based care in visits often measured in minutes. While essential needs are met, there is little time left for meaningful social contact.
Sacana fills this gap. Our service provides structured one-to-one conversation outside of care visits, supporting service users in ways that improve dignity and reduce isolation.
This means families feel reassured, councils meet their duty of care, and stretched budgets are better protected.
NHS & Public Sector
Sacana supports hospital-to-home discharge, reducing loneliness, supporting recovery, and helping to prevent readmission.
Which means that beds are freed, ambulance delays ease, urgent care pressure reduces, and NHS budgets are protected.
One of the greatest pressures on the NHS is the need to free hospital beds while ensuring safe discharge. Without structured connection, patients sent home are at greater risk of slow recovery, readmission, or avoidable escalation of need.
Sacana provides a bridge between hospital and home. By offering connection and reassurance during this critical period, recovery is supported and unnecessary readmissions are reduced.
This helps free hospital capacity, reduce ambulance delays, and protect NHS budgets.

Healthcare Providers

Sacana complements OH, EAP, PMI, and GiP services.
Occupational Health, EAP, PMI, and Group Income Protection providers each play an important role in supporting health and work. Yet loneliness, one of the most significant drivers of presenteeism, absence, and disengagement, is often left unaddressed.
Sacana sits alongside existing provision as the preventative, non-clinical layer.
For OH and EAP, Sacana provides an additional referral pathway and support before, between, or after clinical interventions.
For PMI, Sacana introduces prevention into wellbeing packages, targeting loneliness as the missing piece that drives health decline.
For GiP, Sacana supports employees during absence, keeping them connected and reassured so recovery is steadier and claims are shorter.
This helps providers safeguard claims funds, add genuine value to members, and demonstrate commitment to prevention.
GP Services
Many GP appointments are driven by loneliness rather than medical need. This creates avoidable demand, stretching time and resource in both NHS and online GP services.
Sacana provides a non-clinical alternative that GPs can prescribe directly. Instead of leaving with medication or referrals that do not address the issue, patients receive meaningful support through structured connection.
This reduces appointment demand, preserves clinical time, and ensures patients receive help that matches their need.

Corporate Employers

Mental health and MSK conditions are the biggest drivers of absence, often compounded by isolation and loss of confidence.
Sacana provides stigma-free connection that sits alongside existing OH and wellbeing offers.
Which means that absence feels less isolating, employees re-engage with more confidence, presenteeism reduces, and employers protect retention and productivity.
Employers face mounting costs from absence, presenteeism, and turnover. Mental health and MSK conditions are among the leading causes of absence, and both are made worse by isolation and loss of confidence when employees are away from work.
Sacana provides a safe, stigma-free space that helps employees remain connected and supported alongside existing OH and wellbeing services.
This means absence feels less isolating, re-engagement is smoother, presenteeism falls, and organisations protect both productivity and retention.
Financial Services & Pensions
Life transitions such as retirement planning, bereavement, later-life adjustment often bring isolation that no financial product currently addresses.
Sacana can be embedded into benefits and pension packages, giving customers structured support at moments of greatest need.
Which means that providers differentiate their offer, add genuine value, and build stronger, longer-lasting customer relationships.
Financial services and pension providers already bundle wellbeing and lifestyle benefits for customers. Yet major life transitions; planning retirement, bereavement, or the challenges of later life, often bring isolation that no existing product addresses.
Sacana can be integrated into benefit and pension packages to provide structured connection at these moments of greatest need.
This differentiates provider offers, delivers measurable customer value, and strengthens long-term relationships.

Conclusion
Sacana is not advice. It is not therapy. It is not “more of the same.”
It is a preventative service that protects budgets, safeguards margins, and turns isolation into connection — helping people feel seen, heard, and more like themselves again.
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