Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) on their own cannot fix UK plc's growing mental health crisis among younger workers. This is according to Dr Julie Denning, CEO of Working to Wellbeing (pictured), who...
Read morePerci Health has closed a new £3m round, doubling its original £1.5m target. This brings the total the virtual cancer clinic has raised to £7.7m funding. This includes a £295,000 investment from...
Read moreChris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK, has been appointed as campaign chairman for Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD). His appointment comes at an important time for dementia research, following the approval...
Read moreThe Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has appointed Liam Kennedy, director of key accounts at Vitality, as vice chairman. He succeeds Claire Ginnelly who stepped down last month after 13...
Read moreThe UK government will be investing £2bn more in digital and artificial intelligence (AI) across public services, including in the NHS, according to chancellor Rachel Reeves. Delivering her Spending Review today, Reeves...
Read moreChancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) avoided announcing any fresh tax increases at the Spending Review but has increased annual public spending by around £68.5bn from 2025-26 to 2028-29 – an annual year-on-year real...
Read moreThe Labour Government has committed an additional £31bn annually towards the day-to-day running of the National Health Service by the 2028-29 financial year. The plans include up to £10bn on technology and...
Read moreVanessa Sallows will step down claims and governance director at Legal & General Group Protection at the end of the year to take on a part-time role as claims and clinical development...
Read moreMany sectors are buzzing with the potential of AI but not everyone in health and protection insurance is swayed by its power yet, hears Richard Browne. Download the roundtable supplement for the...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sarah Pritchard to the newly created role of deputy CEO. Pritchard (pictured) has already taken up the role and there will be no immediate change...
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