Wellbeing & Mental Health

Paul White, head of technical for Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, has been appointed chair of GRiD, the group risk industry trade body. White (pictured), who succeeds Aviva UK Health’s Steve Bridger...

Cash pan and healthcare provider Health Shield friendly society now is offering a free occupational health (OH) helpline to employers across the UK – whether existing clients or not. A Health Shield spokesperson...

Blue Monday is here It's the most "depressing day of the year" (apparently) Health & Protection has brought you some different industry perspectives on it (chin up) Debra Clark, head of specialist...

handl group, the North West-headquartered portfolio management company that owns brands including Corporé, EQL, Claimspace and Speed Medical, has completed the acquisition of Reach Personal Injury Services. Reach was established in 1994...

One in four adults put their mental and physical health at the top of their agenda last year – but a significant number still fail to make the link between that and...

This coming Monday – “Blue Monday” – should act as a trigger for employers to do more to ensure they have done all they can to support the mental health needs of...

Employees are now more engaged in their organisation’s activities, goals and benefits – but many businesses are unaware of the financial concerns of their staff, research suggests. A snapshot poll carried out...

Almost half of intensive care unit (ICU) staff are going through post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety thresholds, academics say. A study by King's College London shows nearly half of ICU staff...

Care homes across England are struggling under “immense” pressure with staffing absence levels over 50% in some areas of the country, it has been claimed. The National Care Forum (NCF) – a...

A fifth of workers who have been forced to self-isolate during the pandemic but are unable to work from home have received no sick pay or wages at all, union leaders have...