Mental Health
CBI calls for tax relief on employer health interventions
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer tax relief or other financial support for employers supporting their employees' health. CBI director-general Tony Danker (pictured) made...
Read moreBrits going private and changing work due to high NHS wait times – ONS
Millions of people in the UK have felt forced to go private to fund some of all of their treatment due to waits for NHS treatment, according to an Office for National...
Read moreCanada Life launches mental wellbeing app for all insured firms
Canada Life has launched MyStrength, a mental wellbeing app for all employees of companies that have a protection policy with the insurer - including those staff not directly covered by the scheme....
Read moreDoctor Care Anywhere turns to former CFO as second interim CEO in six months
Doctor Care Anywhere Group has appointed its second interim CEO in the space of six months. In a statement the healthcare provider revealed it is welcoming back former chief financial officer Ben...
Read moreWorld Cancer Day: ‘I can hand on heart say how important having adequate life insurance is’ – Trang Tran, MetLife
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, MetLife strategic account manager Trang Tran (pictured), who has worked in the insurance sector for almost a quarter of a century, speaks to Health...
Read moreEAPs and local NHS collaboration key to helping staff stuck on waiting lists
A combination of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and reaching out to local NHS services could play a key role in supporting the health of staff stuck on waiting lists. This is according...
Read moreAlmost 700k people suffering long Covid for two years
Almost 700,000 people have been suffering with long Covid symptoms for at least two years, according to latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures for 2 January show...
Read moreIntroduce menopause support or run the risk of tribunal claims, lawyer warns
A lawyer is warning employers to put menopause support in place in for staff or risk being brought to tribunal. The caution came despite government pushing back against proposals to make menopause...
Read moreWe were surprised more people did not use EAP support in the pandemic – Markwell
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest data from the United Nations. It’s widely accepted that the Covid-19 pandemic led to a deterioration in...
Read moreTory rejection of workplace menopause support for discriminating against men is ‘grasping at straws’ – Nokes
The chairwoman of the Woman and Equalities Select Committee of MPs has slammed the government's dismissal of workplace menopause interventions for being discriminatory towards men as "grasping at straws". Committee chairwoman Conservative...
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