Wellbeing & Mental Health

This is the last day to vote in the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe...

There are eight days left to vote in the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe...

Employers are falling short in offering health and wellbeing support to their employees,  according to research from Towergate Employee Benefits.  Just over half of employers provide support for mental and social health,...

Stress Awareness Month is a good reminder of the issues we’re facing as a society. Stress is not just a buzzword, it is a growing public health crisis, with 74% of people...

Axa Health has relaunched its employee assistance programme (EAP) and workplace wellbeing services through Spectrum.Life, replacing its previous in-house service with an affiliate network. The insurer also told Health & Protection that...

Mobile phone use is driving poor mental wellbeing, especially in younger people, as Axa's latest Mind Health Report found half of Britons (50%) are experiencing issues with their mental wellbeing. The Axa...

The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.40 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,402,148 people were on the...

The majority of employees around the world want their company to introduce mental health support with younger adults most strongly in favour. Axa’s Mind Health global research also found employees whose organisations...

Workplace absences connected to employees taking time off to care for a cancer-stricken loved one could cost UK employers an estimated £8.5bn this year due to an increase in cases. This is...

The Labour Government's has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...