Wellbeing & Mental Health

Health & Protection editor David Sawers talks to independent consultant Elliott Hurst about some of the industry highs and lows of 2020 - and looks ahead to what might lie in store...

The proportion of adults who are worried about financial matters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is falling – but there are fears that the number of people developing long-term serious...

Around one in seven people in Britain are now unable to access the NHS for dental treatment – and there are growing fears that record numbers of mouth cancer cases are going...

As Christmas fast approaches and as government ministers rush to find ways of enabling as many people across the UK to enjoy as “normal” a break as possible, mental health experts are...

Nearly one in three adults in Britain say they are determined to keep up healthy lifestyle habits they have developed during the coronavirus pandemic, research suggests. Thirty per cent of people polled...

The Government has published latest details of private providers of coronavirus testing. The move comes with the Christmas period fast approaching and as more people look for ways to help them keep...

Early estimates of the number of individuals who suffer from so-called “long-Covid” have been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), suggesting that it could have impacted more than 150,000 people....

International private medical insurance (iPMI) specialist APRIL International Care has introduced a number of changes to its MyHEALTH Hong Kong range, in particular to its “Elite” module. The changes - which are...

Digital health services provider Doctor Care Anywhere has raised around £55.7m to fuel its growth plans in the UK, as well as to expand into new international markets. The provider, whose partners...

Outgoing Bupa Group CEO Evelyn Bourke is to join Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director next year. Bourke (pictured left) is due to retire from her current role at Bupa at...