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Soaring NHS wait times and stubbornly high long-term sick numbers have meant employers have been forced to reassess the health and wellbeing support they offer staff. The trend has led growing numbers...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

Record waits for NHS treatment intensifying the UK's war for talent has meant use of additional services - whether dental, virtual GPs or mental health support services - is soaring. In a...

As the health insurance market roars back after Covid, the value of add-on services and benefits for both insurers and consumers is becoming increasingly tested. But add-on providers face a new challenge:...

Health & Protection’s latest roundtable in association with HelloSelf brought together experts from across the market to understand the challenges employers, employees, advisers and providers are facing in meeting workplace health and...

More than a million fewer people gained health benefits from spending time in nature in 2022 than during the height of the pandemic. This is according to data from the Office for...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace health support can be included in its occupational health (OH) measures. It...

Labour has pledged to abolish non-dom tax status, so as to invest an extra £1.1bn to cut NHS waiting lists and to help get people back to work. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves...

  We are pleased to announce our next Academy event will take place on Wednesday 29 November at 10:00am. Register here   In the UK, workplace stress, depression, and anxiety account for...

While NHS dentists are making some progress in clearing treatment backlogs, the pandemic has continued to have a devastating impact on the numbers of people accessing treatment. And though companies appear to...