Healthcare

Nearly 30.8 million working days were lost in 2021/22 and over 1.8 million work-related ill health cases were reported in the same period, according to new data from the Office of National...

The Association of British Insurers aims to “transform the sector” with its new diversity, equity and inclusion blueprint, which it hopes will help attract people into the industry from a far wider...

Cash plan provider Simplyhealth is investing £60m in a venture capital fund to improve access to healthcare in the UK. The investment, made over a number of years, will focus on early-stage...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Jason Britton as its new commercial director. Britton joins from Mercer Marsh Benefits, and will head up business development, client management and proposition development for the...

MetLife has enhanced its group risk offering by offering a wider range of wellbeing support services, including a new 24-hour virtual GP service.  This improved proposition is available to all employers with...

National wellbeing increased over the last year, according to the latest ONS data, but is still below pre-Covid levels.  However these latest statistics cover the 12 months to March 2022, so this...

Financial pressures on both individuals and organisations mean employers are looking for ways to deliver more for less. Offering benefits through salary sacrifice is a cost-effective option, with April’s national insurance increase...

Alarming statistics everywhere show that employees desperately need to combat an ever-worsening cost-of-living crisis. For example, energy supplier E.On has warned that up to 40 per cent of its customers will be...

The Menopause Advice Hub from Nuffield Health has been launched, and it includes a variety of tools to help people who are going through perimenopausal, menopausal, or post-menopausal symptoms. The content hub...

The pandemic has created a backlog for the healthcare industry, delaying many diagnoses and treatments and putting immense pressure on the NHS. With the Mental Health Foundation estimating 70 million work days...