Health & Wellbeing

Healix Health Services saw an 87 per cent increase in the number of GP consultations it provides in the first half of 2021.  The data, from its virtual TrustDoc service, showed that...

Fewer than four out of 10 (39 per cent) UK firms think that the current mental health support available for employees is fit for modern-day purposes. The survey, conducted by Aon, also...

Against the government’s rallying cries to get back to the office, businesses are reinventing the way their employees work. While there are health and wellbeing challenges, models such as remote and hybrid working...

One in five employers do not offer any form of support for newly ill or injured staff according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid). Of those that do, Grid found that...

From where we work to seeing friends and family, the pandemic has led to widespread changes across every aspect of our lives. We’re only just beginning to get a sense of how...

Nearly eighteen months from the start of the first lockdown, the government considers it too soon for a full review into the handling of the pandemic. Given the new Delta variant is...

The pandemic has been incredibly sexist. Globally the recession, wrought by Covid-19, has ruthlessly targeted women - women who shouldered the burden of caring through reduced hours, women who found their jobs...

Almost half of those working for SMEs put recognition and flexible working at the top of their wellbeing needs. These were highlighted in the Legal & General Group Protection’s ‘Welling at Work...

LifeSearch has enjoyed strong growth over the past year with profits up 47 per cent.  The life and protection broker said that it now protects more than 220,000 lives, and arranges life...

Users of Babylon’s digital GP app incurred acute hospital costs between 15 and 35 per cent lower than the general population, with A&E attendance rates down 28 per cent, according to peer-reviewed...