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The vast majority of employers have stepped up their efforts to support employee mental health as a result of the pandemic, research shows. Over 90% of businesses surveyed for Aon said they...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) – the independent, government-mandated source of information on privately-funded healthcare in the UK – has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors. A PHIN spokesperson...

Liam Richards, currently head of sales at Owl Financial, the specialist protection business of financial adviser network Openwork, is to succeed Owl sales director Pat McKenna, who is retiring in March. Richards,...

Unum Dental is giving policy members an Amazon e-voucher to acknowledge the fact that many could not access surgeries or use some of their policy benefits while practices were closed during the...

Legal experts are warning that frontline healthcare workers could fall victim to a slew of Covid-related clinical negligence lawsuits. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it is worried that staff, “already at...

Vitality, the private medical insurance, protection and wellbeing provider, is set to enter the car insurance market in the spring. Offered in addition to its health insurance, life insurance and investment products,...

Omnia Protect has taken over the LifeCover.com brand in a move which it says will boost the firm’s protection and technology platforms. Omnia Protect is headed up by managing director Bret Jackson...

Over a third (35%) of workers in Britain say they feel stressed or anxious while working from home during lockdown. A similar number (32%) feel lonely or isolated, while slightly more (38%)...

The crucial role that workplace mental health plays in national social and economic wellbeing was recognised this week at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Typically held at Davos in Switzerland, the...

NHS England has called on the independent/private healthcare sector to help it to manage the way that patients are discharged home from hospital. Independent/private sector providers for hospital at home services and...