Virtual GPs could save UK business £1.5bn
Online GPs could deliver cost savings for UK businesses of up to £1.5bn, according to a new report from Axa PPP healthcare. The report – Digital health: the changing landscape of how we...
Wellbeing
Video conference ‘barrier’ to winning new clients
The majority of advisers are concerned that ‘virtual’ meetings and a lack of face-to-face contact is becoming a barrier to developing new client relationships. The use of video conferencing has surged since...
General & Medical adds new virtual GP service
PMI provider General & Medical is offering a new virtual GP services to members, through Medical Solutions. This service will be available to all policyholders at no additional cost and will give...
Bupa launches Covid testing service for employees
Bupa Health Clinics have launched a new suite of services for corporate customers, which include widespread antibody and antigen tests. These new servcies are designed to help businesses support employees returning to...
Third of employers fail to offer early intervention services
One in three employers don’t offer support to help long-term absent employees return to work, according to new research. Group Risk Development (Grid) says that 31 per cent of employers do not...
Aegon sees 40pc drop in CI claims during lockdown
Aegon is the latest insurer to report a significant drop in critical illness claims during the coronavirus lockdown. The insurer said that 37 per cent fewer policyholders claimed on CI policies in...
SimplyHealth to offer Covid antibody test
Cash plan provider SimplyHealth is making a subsidised coronavirus antibody test available to its corporate and retail customers. This test will be available from July 13. SimplyHealth says it is heavily subsidising...
Private corporate testing goes viral
Many employers are looking to provide private Covid-19 testing for staff as part of their strategy for re-opening post lockdown. A number of private medical companies currently selling both antigen and antibody tests...
Stephanie Dobrikova:Collateral MSK damage through lockdown
In 2019 there were around 500,000 work-related MSK injuries, leading to 6.9m working days lost and costing businesses £15bn. With many of these injuries said to be caused by employees adopting awkward...
In depth: Mental health’s Covid crisis
Whether furloughed or working from home, employees’ mental health has come under significant pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Providing support both now and going forward will be key to safeguarding these individuals’ wellbeing....
