Appointments / Industry
Andrea Leadsom gets role in health and Jo Churchill steps in to DWP
Andrea Leadsom has been given a role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) as part of Rishi Sunak’s governmental reshuffle. Leadsom (pictured) is...
Read moreFinancial worries cost employers £10.3bn in lost productivity
Lost workdays due to financial worries are estimated to cost UK employers £10.3bn annually, up from £6.2bn two years ago, according to analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business (CEBR). Presenteeism...
Read moreSimplyBiz parent company spends £7.5m on review site VouchedFor
SimplyBiz and Defaqto parent company Fintel has bought adviser review site VouchedFor in a deal worth £7.5m. It has also bought insurer and investment platform ratings agency AKG for a potential £2m....
Read moreAtkins succeeds Barclay as health secretary as half of DHSC ministers leave
Victoria Atkins has been appointed health and social care secretary as part of a major overhaul at the Deparment for Health and Social Care with three of six ministers departing so far....
Read moreMojo Mortgages appoints head of protection
Mojo Mortgages has appointed Toby Anderson as head of protection. Anderson joins the mortgage broker from Loan.co.uk where he held a similar role. His LinkedIn account reveals he was previously head of...
Read moreIntroducing… Isobel Dobney, LifeSearch
Isobel Dobney, head of people and talent development at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about plunging straight into the world of work after quitting her university course one year in, taking...
Read moreSoaring dentist demand risks UK plc productivity as better products needed for consumers – analysis
While NHS dentists are making some progress in clearing treatment backlogs, the pandemic has continued to have a devastating impact on the numbers of people accessing treatment. And though companies appear to...
Read moreAptia appoints group chief information officer ahead of post-Mercer launch
Health, benefits and pension administrator Aptia has appointed a group chief information officer ahead of its 2024 launch. Imran Ali (pictured) joins the firm following nine years as group chief technology and...
Read moreNHS waiting list increases to fresh high of 7.77 million
The NHS waiting list in England has increased once again to another record with 7.77 million people now on the list. For the first time, NHS England revealed there are 6.5 million...
Read moreMore health support needed as one in four women consider quitting
The workforce could lose millions of female employees unless more is done to support women with menstrual and menopausal health symptoms, according to research from Simplyhealth and the Chartered Institute for Personnel...
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