Wellbeing & Mental Health

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As adults, we understand how important it is to ask for help when we need it. This is particularly true post-pandemic, with almost half of respondents surveyed by Allianz becoming more aware...

Mental health support, private healthcare, cash plans and employee assistance programmes are just some of the offerings employers have added to their benefits arsenal to help staff who are suffering through the...

Rehabilitation and care management solutions provider HCML has bought employee health risk management specialist Healthcare RM. HCML said the acquisition will mean it can offer employers a "one stop shop" for health...

It would be a mistake if employers seek to ride out the upcoming recession by axing their employee benefits offerings, according to Steve Herbert, wellbeing and benefits director at Partners&. Herbert said...

The number of referrals for children's mental health services has soared during the pandemic and is now the biggest source of child referrals for a health issue, according to Royal London. Data...

Canada Life is witnessing greater demand for line manager training in subject areas previously considered "off the agenda" like menopause training. Ian Ranger, head of claims and medical underwriting at the insurer...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has fallen by 46,000, according to official figures. The findings appear to finally show...

Digital health app Peppy has partnered with global insurance consultant Lockton to offer gender-specific health services for the employees of its UK-based clients. Through Peppy’s app, employees of Lockton clients can access...

Only one in four employers are offering emotional support such as counselling to employees, while a similarly small proportion of organisations tailor their benefits to specific workforce demographics, studies have found. Research...