Mental Health

Scotland's government has launched a plan aimed at improving health and reducing inequalities for women across Scotland. The plan outlines initiatives to drive improvements and change across a number of key areas...

Only 39% of businesses think their employee mental health support is fit for modern-day purposes, according to research from consultant Aon. In fact 28% of firms said they did not believe they...

The vast majority of businesses (84%) offer or intend to offer support services and interventions for ill or injured staff, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. Unsurprisingly the smallest...

Cigna Europe has partnered with medical technology developer Ellipsis Health to launch a voice stress detector which can evaluate stress levels in just 90 seconds. The technology, which is free to use...

Advice firm Succession Wealth has appointed Andrew Barker as director of proposition. In his new role Barker will be responsible for making further enhancements to Succession’s proposition across several key areas including...

Men’s reluctance to talk about how they’re feeling persists despite the recent spotlight on good mental health, so what can be done about it? Let’s start with some shocking statistics. Three times...

Official data shows 380,000 people have been suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for a least a year. The latest Office for Nationals Statistics data covering the period to 4 July 2021...

International insurance adviser Howden has launched into Italy with the acqusition of Italian broker Andrea Scagliarini. Howden Italy's launch comes weeks after the appointments of Luigi Sturani and Enrico Nanni as CEO...

Workplace wellbeing platform 87% has appointed Nick Reader as director of wellbeing strategy and Alex Shaw as sales director. The moves follow the platform's raising of £1.6m in seed funding last month...

Legal & General has taken aim at what it called the wellbeing strategy gap among UK SMEs by launching its Be Well Hub. The hub contains the insurer's education and awareness material,...