Wellbeing & Mental Health

Almost half of those who test positive for Covid-19 go on to develop depression, research has found. Health experts believe that a high number of patients have been suffering with mental health...

Digital advances in the health and social care industry alone could add £33bn to UK GDP by 2040 if sufficient investments in technology are made, a major report says. Th analysis, by...

An international medical diagnostics firm based in Northern Ireland has processed its tenth million Covid-19 test. Randox Health Services said the sample makes it the first Pillar 2 testing laboratory to achieve...

HCB Group, the employee health management and occupational health provider, has announced the launch of its CV-19 support services proposition. The HCB Long Covid Assessment & Treatment pathway – The Route to Recovery is...

Gallagher’s Benefits and HR Consulting Division has named Dieter Gistelinck as managing consultant, global workforce strategy & consulting, Corporate Adviser reports. Gistelinck (pictured) will be responsible for developing the Gallagher Global Workforce...

The independent and private hospital and healthcare sector stands ready to continue to deliver services on behalf of the NHS as the health service gets set to undergo further reforms designed to...

Over a quarter of adults in Britain now have low financial resilience as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has conducted research...

One in three people have not gone to their GP for ongoing health symptoms since the pandemic began, research shows. Many do not want to ‘waste their doctor’s time’ while others are...

The insurance industry has pledged to embed “signposting” still further in order to help customers better access its products and services. The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) made the call as it...

Patients can expect to wait for more than 12 months to receive routine NHS procedures ‘for some years’, health bosses have warned. Waiting more than a year for treatment will become ‘normal’...