Wellbeing & Mental Health

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...

Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2024 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their respective sectors during...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help embed healthcare and protection offerings with smaller employers. One of the hot news topics of recent months has been the arrival of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the...

Long term sickness will cost the UK economy £66.3bn a year by the end of the decade and is causing depression among more than half of workers affected. This is according to...

The expectations that remote workers have of telemedicine services now go beyond a virtual consultation with doctors and consultants. These days such workers now also have access to nutritionists and psychiatrists. But...

New Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance clarifying employers' legal obligations and providing tips on making reasonable adjustments on menopause in the workplace underlines the importance of having a specific policy...