Mental Health

Burnout is a consistent issue employers are grappling with across all sectors, according to Sarah Pettit, client delivery consultant, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England. Speaking at the Health & Protection IPMI...

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a major conditions strategy which will incorporate planned stand-alone strategies for mental health strategy and a 10-year cancer plan for England. The...

Employee benefits and wellbeing provider DocHQ has appointed Amit Arora as chief commercial officer. Arora will lead DocHQ's commercial strategy, including sales, marketing and partnerships, and will be responsible for driving growth...

After becoming the first private medical insurer in the UK to disregard medical underwriting for in-network talking therapies last year, we’ve since seen a staggering 60% increase in claims for the service...

Employees are slightly less likely to lie about needing to take time off work due to poor mental health, according to research from Nuffield Health. It's latest Healthier Nation Index which surveyed...

It is dangerous for organisations not to cater for younger employees - particularly how they communicate and their willingness to make requests such as for mental health days, according to fintech provider...

Sharing colleague's mental health journeys can be really powerful but organisations need to exercise caution over the timing of when these stories are spread. This is according to Sarah Pettit, client delivery...

Employers and advisers need to communicate their mental health provision throughout the year and not just at appointed times of the year such as mental health awareness month, the Health & Protection...

Aviva paid £373,949,994 in group protection claims to 7,273 employees and their dependants in 2022 and will be launching its first group protection claims report. More than half of the claims in...

One Mind at Work has launched a standardised assessment of workforce mental health programs and practices for organisations. The Mental Health at Work Index enables organisations across industries to benchmark their programs...