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A new “global health” directorate has been set up in Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office in a bid to deal with the current pandemic and reduce risks posed in the future....

Aviva underlined its commitment to focusing on the UK, Ireland and Canada this week by confirming it is to sell its French business for £3.2bn. Aviva France is being sold to Aéma...

England’s council-run adult social care sector lost just over 1.1 million sick days last year – but more than four in ten workers recorded no absence at all, official figures show. Statistics...

Health Assured is offering all NHS workers free access to its mental wellbeing app My Healthy Advantage in an effort to support them through the Covid pandemic. The wellbeing specialist said the...

Almost half of people with potential cancer symptoms did not speak to their GP during the first wave of the pandemic, a survey suggests. There are now growing concerns that a flood...

Healthcare institutions have experienced an  alarming rate of data attacks and theft over the past year, researchers have found. Phishing was reported by 44% of organisations, ransomware by 39% and data theft...

MAXIS Global Benefits Network, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and AXA, has promoted Paul Lewis to the role of regional director – Americas. Lewis will report to Ricardo Almeida,...

One of Britain’s largest financial and employee benefits consultancies has recorded an eight-week return-to-work rate of 38% at one of its clients. Towergate Health & Protection says its work with an employee...

HealthHero is stepping up its plans in the health & protection industry with a new initiative to tackle Covid-19, a senior appointment and further partnerships with specialist intermediaries. The primary care and...

The pandemic is causing a massive spike in depressive disorders including anxiety but underlying health conditions also seem to be getting worse too. Data from Infermedica, the artificial intelligence (AI) AI-based platform...