Wellbeing & Mental Health

Mental wellbeing service 87% has secured £50,000 of funding from the Aviva Foundation to help improve mental health among SMEs. 87% said its Building the Resilience of SMEs programme aimed to avert...

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is planning to pilot sustainable mental health training for line managers early next year. Claire Renney, health and wellbeing manager at the NDA Group, told the London...

The majority of employers around the world are concerned about the rising price of healthcare or medical insurance premiums for their staff, with those in the Americas most worried. Six in 10...

First things first, what benefit to the employee benefits industry is there of focusing on line manager wellbeing specifically? In short, there’s a strong potential for them to become advocates; leading by...

St Mary’s Hospital in Warrington has implemented an action plan after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ordered it to make improvements following an inspection this summer. The CQC carried out an unannounced...

Aviva and UnderwriteMe have joined the founding members of the Group for Autism, Insurance and Neurodiversity (Gain). A month ago, Health & Protection reported on the launch of the industry pressure group...

Concerns related to mental health are now the leading reason for employees booking appointments through Unum's Help@hand app. The provider revealed these concerns accounted for more than one third (36%) of all...

Bupa has launched a Menopause HealthLine for health insurance customers and its employees. Rolled out ahead of World Menopause Day on 18 October, the helpline offers access to menopause-trained nurses for advice...

Bupa Global has launched Bupa LifeWorks employee assistance programme and digital wellbeing platform Bupa LifeWorks. It will be available to all group schemes, SME and corporate, and their employees as standard across...

The winners of first UK Health & Protection Awards have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside in London. More than 500 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together...