Wellbeing & Mental Health

More people prioritise mental wellbeing than physical health, according to Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing at Work Barometer. The SME-based research found mental health was a top wellbeing priority for 61%...

A Darlington-based mental health hospital has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is to exit special measures. The Priory Hospital Middleton St George (pictured) in Darlington had been...

Health insurers have revealed to Health & Protection whether their workplace schemes will cover Covid-19 testing as employers are urged to look into all options to source lateral flow tests. This follows...

While the subscription economy appears to be booming, a survey from Simplyhealth reveals just 13% of adults in the UK are paying monthly for health benefits. And it appears the vast majority...

The government has dismissed calls to require businesses to report long term sickness due to stress as a health and safety issue. It said doing so would not be appropriate because “stress...

Private equity firm FPE Capital has bought employee benefits platform provider Zest Technology for an initial £10m, with a potential further £1.5m due depending on revenue delivered in the full 2021 year....

Protection insurers have received a ringing endorsement from government for the role they play in supporting workers' health. The endorsement features in government's response to its Health is everyone’s business: proposals to...

A subsidy encouraging the purchase of occupational health (OH) services will be tested by government as part of a range of measures to help reduce ill-health related job losses. It will also...

Healix has launched a tool to help firms identify returning employees most at risk of the coronavirus and offer guidance on additional measures that can help keep these workers safe. The tool...

Insurers have clarified their positions the issue of mask wearing in the office. Today many remaining Covid precautions are being lifted in England - including the legal obligation to wear a face...