Wellbeing & Mental Health

Courtney Marsh is stepping down as CEO of Health Shield after more than a decade at the cash plan provider. The firm released a statement today revealing Marsh is leaving the Health...

Aviva has seen a 100% increase in the number of young employees and dependents covered by group private medical insurance (PMI) seeking help through its mental health pathway since the start of...

Time to Breathe sessions represent a "fantastic" opportunity for the industry to demonstrate they care about their employees' wellbeing, according to Legal & General. Speaking to Health & Protection, Lee Baldwin, customer...

Employers would be well advised to continue to encourage the wearing of masks if government isn't prepared to mandate their use, according to the co-founder of Square Health. Dr Bippon Vinayak, the...

Towergate Health & Protection has partnered with CBT Clinics to offer clients mental health training programmes for their line managers and employees. The training, which focuses on the prevent, detect, and treat...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of the Franklin ward at Cygnet Hospital Hexham in Northumberland after concerns were raised about patient safety. The inspection took...

A Suffolk independent mental health service has launched a recruitment drive in response to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating it inadequate for the second time in four months. The St John’s...

A mask wearing policy seems to becoming redundant as more and more advisers embrace flexible working. Earlier this week, Health & Protection quizzed insurers up and down the country to find out...

Some insurers are considering encouraging employees to wear face masks even after the legal obligation to do is removed. Earlier this week, prime minister Boris Johnson said that while a final decision...

The vast majority of adults in England and Wales now have Covid antibodies, according to official data. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that around nine in 10...