Wellbeing & Mental Health

Every two seconds, someone under the age of 70 dies from a chronic illness, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates. That’s nearly 17 million lives lost prematurely each year, lives cut short...

Employers are increasingly covering health benefits for their employees' families and dependents, according to research from PIB Employee Benefits. The advice firm added that mental wellbeing remained the most common area in...

Aviva is calling for larger corporates to be compelled to clearly communicate the details of their workplace health and wellbeing support and a voluntary national health at work standard for SMEs.  The...

Carers spend an average of 12 hours every month coordinating the healthcare of their loved ones, taking responsibility for appointments, administration and emotional support, a survey has found. Meanwhile the majority of...

The UK Health & Protection Awards celebrated the best of the industry in London last night. More than 750 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together at a packed Westminster Park Plaza...

There is a wide disparity in the distance patients have to travel to access private healthcare across the UK, with patients in Northern Ireland travelling the furthest and those in London the...

Younger and midlife age groups are experiencing the greatest mental wellbeing challenges, according to research from Aviva. Aviva’s latest Story of Health research among 2,000 adults reveals that mental wellbeing challenges are...

The vast majority of UK businesses are concerned about the impact of long-term and short-term employee sickness. This is according to research from MetLife UK which found 88% held these concerns about...

Insurers should prioritise improving the mental health of young people, building trust in healthcare and putting humans back at the centre of insurance, Sir Charlie Mayfield has said. Sir Charlie (pictured), who is...

Legal & General has added Perci Health’s cancer support service to its Spark platform for group risk customers launched this summer. Alongside the move Perci Health published research showing young adults were...