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LifeWorks has acquired Dutch employee health and wellbeing psychological services provider Ascender. Ascender provides psychological services related to health at work, employee assistance programmes, counselling, and training through its team of psychologists....

St John's House has closed its doors following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) investigation which found the Suffolk mental health hospital had failed to improve patient care. The CQC inspected the hospital...

The ministerial position for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety has still not been filled after Nadine Dorries' departure to become culture secretary. The post was created last year and was...

There has been a decline in the number of private healthcare treatments patients have undergone in the past year, according to data released by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data...

Most employees in the UK and US have felt the need for mental health support at work, with American staff most in need. However, mental health stigmas still appeared as some workers...

A senior MP has warned the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may be repeating past failings and ignoring the report into the collapse of London Capital & Finance (LCF) as it handles the...

Iress has launched an enhancement to its quote and apply software The Exchange which enables advisers to compare protection products across multiple features. Building on the firm's pricing comparison capability, the update...

Insurers have been urged to review role descriptions as well as their candidate sourcing and interview practices in order to effectively recruit autistic and neurodiverse individuals. Danae Leaman-Hill, director of fundraising and...

A clinic has been banned from claiming that an electromagnetic treatment can produce “immediate and lasting” pain relief for chronic and acute conditions. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the claimed pain...

Nadine Dorries, previously minister for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety, has been appointed  digital, culture, media and sport secretary. It also appears health secretary Sajid Javid has kept his role...