Wellbeing & Mental Health
Health watchdog CQC slammed after independent review uncovers ‘significant’ failings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told to make "radical" improvements in performance after an independent review uncovered "significant" internal failings hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care...
Read moreGovernment to introduce work, health and skills plans for economically inactive
The Labour government is to introduce new work, health and skills plans for the economically inactive, led by mayors and local areas in a bid to reach an 80% employment rate. The...
Read moreMore women experience burnout and stress at work than men – Employment Hero
More women experience burnout than men while only one in 33 women had not been stressed at work in the previous three months, according to a survey from Employment Hero. The survey...
Read moreParents overwhelmingly feel their child is not open about mental health – Bupa
Eight in 10 parents do not feel their child opens up to them about their mental health, according to research from a Bupa survey of parents and children. The research, which coincides...
Read moreColin Boxall retires from health and protection industry following Advo acquisition
Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...
Read moreYoung people who never smoke could spend 10 more years in good health – LCP
Young people who never smoke could spend around a decade more of their lives in good health than those who start smoking at 18 and remain lifelong smokers. This is according to...
Read moreLong term sick numbers drop to 2.81 million
While the number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped to 2.81 million people, the latest figures show the number remains at historically high levels. Office for National Statistics...
Read moreKing’s Speech: Labour pledges to get people back to work following pandemic
The Labour government has pledged to take action to get people back in employment following the impact of the pandemic, as part of measures announced in today's King Speech. Since the pandemic...
Read moreKing’s Speech commits to cut NHS wait times and reform Mental Health Act
The new Labour government has pledged to cut NHS wait times, make the Mental Health Act fit for purpose and retrieve the Conservative's tobacco sale restrictions bill as part of the King's...
Read moreEAPA ‘extremely saddened’ as it probes Health Assured over confidentiality concerns
The Employee Assistance Professionals Association UK (EAPA) has expressed sadness over allegations that Health Assured breached its professional standards over the issue of confidentiality, and has opened an investigation. “EAPA UK is...
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