Health & Wellbeing

Health insurer Medicash has bought health and wellbeing consultancy Health@Work for an undisclosed sum.  This deal was completed at the end of March with the wellbeing team now moved to Medicash’s head...

Almost one out of 2 employees report seeing signs of stress among their colleagues, according to a new survey from healthcare provider Cigna. As a result the company is launching a new...

Long commutes are impacting employee health and costing UK businesses an estimated £5.3bn a year in lost productivity, according to new research. This research, from Vitality, found that the average UK employee...

Group private medical insurance is increasingly seen as one of the most highly valued corporate benefits, according to new data on the wider workplace healthcare market. The Workplace Protection & Wellbeing Report,...

Employees will now be offered discounted DNA tests as part of the health and wellbeing package being launched by Aetna International.  These will be optional tests and Aetna stressed that no personal data...

Aon has launched a new digital wellbeing platform, aimed at helping clients improve the health of their workforce. The Well One application has been launched with health technology firm dacadoo, which has...

Less than one in two employees are confident that managers would be able to spot mental health problems at work, according to new research from the charity Mind.  The charity’s third annual...

Aviva is offering its larger corporate clients a new premium private medical insurance service. This service - known as optimum referral - is designed to help companies make informed decisions about the...

Cash plan provider Health Shield has joined the industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).  The friendly society said this to help increase industry collaboration and ensure that sufficient consideration is given to...

Understaffing is one of the major causes of stress in the workplace, according to new research from MetLife UK. Their study found that more than half (52 per cent) of employees said...