Healthcare

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...

Simplyhealth is the first health plan provider to offer a virtual GP option specifically focused on women’s health. This will now be offered to policyholders when booking online GP services at no...

Only half of employers (53 per cent) believe their workers have a good understanding of the full range of benefits provided, according to research by Towergate Employee Benefits. This study shows that...

Awareness events can provide longer term benefits in workplaces, particularly when backed by C-suite support. Sam Barrett hears more This year’s World Mental Health Day, on 10th October, focused on prioritising mental...

SPONSORED COPY Watch Bupa’s Health Horizons Virtual event: Men's health in the workplace: a silent crisis? at 11am - 12pm 20th November 2024 by clicking on the words register now. Is your...

Axa Global Healthcare will launch a new modular product aimed at the SMEs with an international workforce.  The product, Global Health Adapt, will be available from January next year and is designed...

More than three out of four businesses say they have seen increased rates of absenteeism due to long-term health problems according to a new UK-wide survey.  Barnett Waddingham found that these problems...