Healthcare

Nearly 1.7 million British Gen Z workers, or 30 per cent, were signed off for mental health reasons in 2024, as the government pushes to get young people into work. According to...

Employers are playing an increasingly important role in the private healthcare market, with seven out of 10 treatments funded through PMI policies in the second quarter of 2024.  Over this period almost...

Nearly half of Brits have used online health information to self-diagnose at least once in the past year, and 18 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds have done so at least four...

Nine out of 10 employers want a better understanding of the risk profile of the health and wellbeing of their employees, according to new research. The study by Towergate Employee Benefits found...

The majority of UK workers are ready to forgo small indulgences for better health and wellbeing benefits, according to research by Unum UK. The research found that 81 per cent of workers...

Our recent Health Horizons event tackled the pressing issue of men's mental health. Despite some progress, men often suffer in silence regarding their mental wellbeing. The event explored the impact of relationships,...

Almost eight out of 10 (77 per cent) of SMEs are planning to revamp their employee benefits packages in a bid to win and retain talent and address growing problems around employee...

Private medical insurer UnitedHealth Group has expressed its shock and sadness at the shooting of its CEO Brian Thompson in New York last night.  Thompson (pictured) was shot dead yesterday morning outside...

Private healthcare admissions in the UK reached 232,000 in Q2 2024, a 5 per cent increase over the same quarter the previous year and the second-highest quarterly total ever, behind Q1 2024...

One-in-four UK employees have taken time off work in the past 12 months due to stress according new research, Avillio, which provides productivity and performance coaching services, found these problems also extend...