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...
Read moreVitality, 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,...
Read moreNHS 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...
Read moreActiveQuote, the specialist private medical insurance broker, has appointed Neil Williams as head of technology. Most recently responsible for the development of bt.com, BT Sport and PlusNet’s new websites, Williams (pictured) brings...
Read moreHymans Robertson, the financial services and benefits consultancy and actuary, has said it intends to be “net carbon zero” from 2021. The organisation has also pledged to halve its carbon footprint by...
Read moreThree in five UK business leaders believe employers now have more responsibility for their employees’ mental and physical health beyond the workplace, a major piece of research suggests. The same number (63%)...
Read moreSpecialist health and wellbeing intermediary and consultancy PES is ramping up its ambitious plans with the appointment of Stuart Gray, founder and chairman of Portus Consulting, as non-executive chairman. Health & Protection’s...
Read moreHCB, the Oxfordshire-based employee health management and occupational health specialist, has launched a new “calendar service” designed to help employers maintain workforce health with a rolling programme of support, documentation and hands...
Read morePremier Choice Healthcare (PCH), the Northamptonshire-based specialist health insurance and protection broker, has acquired Sussex-based broker SJA International. The deal is the first PCH has completed since it became part of Global...
Read moreAviva is to give all its 16,000 UK employees an extra day off this year, specifically to help with their wellbeing. The move is part of a range of ‘winter wellbeing’ events...
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