Cash plans

One in three people have not gone to their GP for ongoing health symptoms since the pandemic began, research shows. Many do not want to ‘waste their doctor’s time’ while others are...

Patients can expect to wait for more than 12 months to receive routine NHS procedures ‘for some years’, health bosses have warned. Waiting more than a year for treatment will become ‘normal’...

Employee benefits provider Unum has said that increased interest from family members is one reason behind a major rise in the number of registrations for its health and wellbeing and remote GP...

MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN) has partnered with California-based healthtech firm SimpleTherapy to help multinationals tackle the issue of musculoskeletal conditions, either in the workplace or while working from home. Founded...

Almost half of employees in Britain have not been asked by their employer for their views on their health and wealth, research suggests. A social media poll by Health Shield, the cash...

Some NHS dental patients have been asked to pay for private care "if they want any treatment", a watchdog has warned. Waits of up to two years for an NHS appointment are...

Employers are being warned to take urgent action after it emerged that two-fifths of employee claims management firms expect to see an increase in claims related to Covid-19 over the course of...

January 2021 was the “saddest” in the past ten years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that for Britain’s mental wellbeing, this January was the worst...

There is a tremendous wealth of evidence supporting the importance of wellbeing in the workplace, and with Covid-19 continually reshaping how we work and where we work, with significant impact on employee...

Almost one in three employees across Britain feel that the Covid-19 pandemic has weakened their relationship with their employer, damaging their sense of belonging and in turn impacting their productivity and work...