Wellbeing & Mental Health

The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. Winners...

Healthcare trusts can prove complicated to set up and require keen governance, but master trusts are increasingly making this a more viable solution to rising private medical insurance (PMI) premiums for employers....

Aon has launched Activate, a data-led and scalable total rewards and employee benefits platform. Enhanced by AI-powered tools, Activate unifies benefits, wellbeing, pensions and rewards into a single digital platform aiming to...

Clare Dare has joined NeuroBridge as head of partnerships, having left PIB Employee Benefits earlier this year. The firm is a workplace inclusion platform designed to support neurodivergent individuals. Dare (pictured) had...

Three quarters of workers have reduced spending on routine healthcare including appointments with the optician, dentist or physiotherapist, according to a report from Health Shield. Half (48%) of the 2,000 employees surveyed...

Mental health and menopause support are the most popular areas for organisations to prioritising for new staff wellbeing investment over the next 12 to 18 months, while premium inflation is hitting private...

Today is the final day for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Health & Protection would also like to thank...

The government has announced an overhaul of the existing fit note system through a new pilot trial delivered through selected NHS WorkWell sites and major employers.    The current system sees some...

The government-backed Keep Britain Working Review has set out an ambitious seven-year framework to tackle economic inactivity linked to ill health. Aviva Health’s medical and sustainability director Dr Subashini M outlines the...

Employee ill health, especially mental ill health, is now central to the national conversation about work. The government’s Keep Britain Working review warns of a “quiet but urgent” crisis: more than one...