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The number of lasting power of attorney registrations has fallen by more than a quarter during the pandemic, according to data from the UK Ministry of Justice. Following an Freedom of Information...

The number of people referred to psychological therapies through the NHS in England during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic fell by 230,000. According to the latest figures from the NHS,...

Employers are focusing their wellbeing programmes on supporting staff digital wellbeing, particularly around mental health issues. Organisations are also using wellbeing to drive culture within their workforces, according to research from Mercer...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is transferring powers for some of its regulatory interventions down to senior managers within the organisation from the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). It says doing so, which...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised how firms adapted to the pandemic but emphasised seven key points they must focus on as hybrid and other working models are growing in popularity....

More than a third of employees have continued working despite being ill during the pandemic, with younger people even more likely to do so. Encouragingly there was a drop in self-reported presenteeism...

Having sufficient protection for unexpected healthcare costs and seeking financial advice appear to substantially boost mental health, according to research from HSBC. The bank’s study also revealed other strong correlations between financial,...

Johnny Timpson has been appointed financial services sector ambassador for bereavement support service GriefChat. Timpson will be tasked with helping the organisation partner with financial services firms to improve vulnerable customer support,...

Less than a third of employers believe they have a true grip on the sickness absence situation experienced in their organisation over the last two years. Just 29% of employers said they...

Metlife paid out £47m in claims across its individual and group protection business from July to September, one of the highest single quarters it has seen as Covid and long Covid hit....