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...
Read moreHealth 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...
Read moreHealthcare 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...
Read moreOne 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...
Read moreHealthHero 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreMore than seven in ten workers in the UK feel that companies have a social responsibility for their staff, research has found. An increased role in staff welfare, wellbeing and overall happiness...
Read moreThe British insurance industry is bolstering the UK economy with a massive £2.5bn claims payout – including £204m in protection claims – while the country gets to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic....
Read moreAviva and Bupa have both formed independent partnerships with UK charity Macmillan Cancer Support. Aviva said its partnership aims to help its protection customers living with cancer get access to the emotional,...
Read moreBusinesses will have to find new ways of monitoring and managing sickness absence as a result of the pandemic, one of the country’s most senior scientists has said. As society adapts to...
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