Wellbeing & Mental Health

Three quarters of workers have reduced spending on routine healthcare including appointments with the optician, dentist or physiotherapist, according to a report from Health Shield. Half (48%) of the 2,000 employees surveyed...

Mental health and menopause support are the most popular areas for organisations to prioritising for new staff wellbeing investment over the next 12 to 18 months, while premium inflation is hitting private...

Today is the final day for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Health & Protection would also like to thank...

The government has announced an overhaul of the existing fit note system through a new pilot trial delivered through selected NHS WorkWell sites and major employers.    The current system sees some...

The government-backed Keep Britain Working Review has set out an ambitious seven-year framework to tackle economic inactivity linked to ill health. Aviva Health’s medical and sustainability director Dr Subashini M outlines the...

Employee ill health, especially mental ill health, is now central to the national conversation about work. The government’s Keep Britain Working review warns of a “quiet but urgent” crisis: more than one...

Recommendations set out in the Keep Britain Working report will make it easier for organisations to keep their employees healthy and in work. But to achieve the objectives of the report, products...

Plans to radically rethink workplace health and wellbeing across the UK are gathering pace, with change happening faster than previously anticipated. The Keep Britain Working report, chaired by Sir Charlie Mayfield, originally...

The deadline is approaching for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. The closing date for entries is 22 May and entries can be submitted on the Awards website....

Bupa is launching an extended version of its group health cash plan which includes the YuLife engagement and wellbeing platform. The plan is available at three levels for organisations of all sizes...