Wellbeing & Mental Health

Health and wellbeing benefits are a key factor in keeping employees happy and on board, according to research from Health Shield Friendly Society.  The research showed that against the backdrop of the...

Clients who use mental health services, though they do not suffer from mental health issues, are in danger of being denied protection cover, according to Krystle Skelton, protection adviser at Cura. Skelton...

Poor mental health in the workplace cost the UK economy £102bn in 2023. This is according to Axa UK's fourth annual Mind Health Study which surveyed 16,000 people aged 18 to 74...

The number of referrals for secondary mental health services increased by more than 34% in the period between March 2021 and the start of this year. Statistics from NHS England released today...

Paying individuals to go the gym could be the key to changing their health for the long term. This is according to Cass Sunstein the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard ,...

Mindfulness is the most in demand mental health support category that UK employees are seeking, according to data from Canada Life’s mental wellbeing app, MyStrength. The data showed that in 2023, the...

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is investigating claims from the BBC that  employee assistance programme provider (EAP) Health Assured has behaved in an unethical way, but the company has...

New life insurance customers to Bluezone will receive £299 worth of health coaching from Gro Health App, in an extension of the benefits offered by the insurer.  “We're now offering £299 worth...

Today is International Women’s Day which means women’s health and wellbeing in the workplace is in the spotlight. Since its inception in 1911, International Women’s Day has marked progress towards gender equality,...

The Office for Budget Responsibility says it expects rising health-related inactivity to continue weighing on the UK worker participation rate. The revelation features in associated documents to this year's Spring Budget. The...