Healthcare

Whether purchasing a product or service, the assurance of quality is paramount. None more so than with medical treatment. But what does quality really mean? And, how do you measure it? For...

Almost one in three employers want mandatory public reporting of workplace mental health statistics to help tackle this growing issue. In total, 30 per cent of employers surveyed by Howden Employee Benefits...

More than eight out of 10 employees who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition have not confided in their employer about the problem, according to new research.  This study of...

Cash plan provider Medicash is enhancing its core corporate proposition, by extending dental and optical benefits.  These two features remain the most popular benefits, the insurer said. On its Proactive plan the...

Health Shield is launching a new digital platform that brings together its full range of workplace, preventative health & wellbeing solutions that can be personalised to each employee’s needs. The new platform, called...

The group private medical insurance market may, from the outside, look an unpromising prospect for corporate advisers looking to expand their business. The sector has certainly been buffeted by headwinds in recent years:...

More than half of small and medium-sized companies are planning to introduce or expand the benefits they offer staff as they focus on recruitment and retention, and increasingly want employee benefits consultants...

Health Shield has appointed David Maddison as its new chairman, as David Allen steps down after 25 years’ service with the friendly society. Maddison was previously deputy chief executive and managing director...

A new digital employee benefits broker has launched targeting the small business market.  Hooray Health & Protection claims to offer more cost-effective ways for SMEs to buy group risk and health insurance,...

In total more two-fifths (43 per cent) of businesses had employees absent for at least four weeks due to ill-health over the last two years, according to research from the British Chambers...