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Long Covid looks set to be a huge issue for employers as employees physically return to work, warns Steve Herbert head of benefits strategy at Howdens Employee Benefits and Wellbeing. Herbert points...

Aviva has sold its Aviva Poland business to Allianz for £2.1bn, as it continues its process of offloading overseas operations to focus on its core UK, Ireland and Canada businesses. The deal...

High patient satisfaction is set to drive increased use of telehealth services even after lockdown restrictions are lifted, according to research from HealthHero. The research found that 82 per cent of patients...

Pre-surgery letters and a pre-operation ‘cooling off’ period are part of a raft of measures designed to prevent rogue surgeons from committing serious malpractice, following the Paterson scandal. Unveiling the Government’s response...

More than six in ten UK managers have experienced burnout at work because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a fifth considering quitting their job as a result, according to new research from...

Healthcare rm is launching a new support, advice and treatment service available to employers and insurers, covering musculoskeletal health as well as mental health. Called YourHalo, which stands for Your Health and...

Zurich saw a 23 per cent increase in the value of life, critical illness and income protection payouts made in 2020, compared to the previous year, with life claims up by 27...

Tunstall Healthcare has appointed experienced industry figure Peter Nicklin as its new chair.  Tunstall is a leading player in the tele-health market, with the Doncaster-based company and now provides digital health and...

How popular are directional-care plans?  These plans are becoming increasingly popular. There are no official figures, but I imagine they will account for between a quarter and a third of all new...

One year on from the first Covid lockdown, nearly four out of five workers are still working from home, at least part of the time, according to research from Axa.  Of those...