Wellbeing & Mental Health

Value added benefits (VABs) as part of critical illness and life insurance cover are helping to ease conversations about mental health and provide vital support, according to research from HSBC Life (UK). ...

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment remained largely unchanged in March, according to official data. The data showed the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was...

Health tech firm Total Active Hub has launched an initiative aimed at getting UK employees to move more, while also making a positive fundraising impact to UK charities. Launched to coincide with...

Workplace absences associated with cancer could be costing UK businesses around £1.6bn this year. This is according to analysis from specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer who looked into the potential...

While workers across the board want more support from their employer to improve their health and wellbeing, a lack of understanding of gender drivers in the workplace is negatively affecting workplace absence....

HelloSelf, a virtual provider of psychological therapy services, has joined group risk industry body Grid. Tim Fuller, private partnerships lead at HelloSelf, said: “As one of the UK’s largest networks of clinical...

Government is considering removing financial support from some people receiving personal independence payments (PIP). The proposal features in a green paper among plans targeted at cutting the cost of PIP which will...

Aviva has seen a significant increase in the number of people engaging with its wellbeing apps over the past year while the majority of health checks identified high cholesterol. By the end...

The number of new strokes will increase by 51% from 100,000 to 151,000 by 2035, costing over £75bn – roughly half the current NHS budget, according to analysis by the Stroke Association....

Wellbeing in Canada is at an all-time low as people struggle with lifestyle challenges around sleep and physical activity, according to a report by virtual health and wellness platform, Dialogue Health Technologies,...