With record numbers of the UK population covered by health insurance, it’s perhaps no surprise that payouts for health claims are also at record highs. According to the latest full-year data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), valid claims made by policyholders resulted in payouts totalling almost £3 billion. For those insured, this financial [...]
It is one thing to know you are at risk of getting a disease, but when someone we know or someone in the public eye is affected, the reality can really hit home. Announcements in recent months by both King Charles and the Princess of Wales that they are undergoing treatment for unspecified forms of [...]
The acronym ESG has brought a bold dash of green to the corporate world in the past few years, galvanising business efforts to make a positive difference on environmental, social and governance matters. It has arguably become a slightly more grey area in recent times, however, with the collective ambition to create a better world [...]
After a period of seasonal excess, the new year provides a perfect opportunity to hit the reset button and make a fresh start. It’s a time when plenty of promises and plans are made, many of which are related to improving our health, wellbeing and fitness. With this in mind, many companies will be thinking [...]
From your income and your education to your genetics and gender, there are a huge range of factors that can have a bearing on your wellbeing. Many of these ‘determinants of health’ – as they are described by the World Health Organisation – are unquestionably out of our control. Despite their ability to impact whether [...]
After a period when the competition for talent has been fiercer than ever, employers will be thankful that conditions in the labour market are expected to improve in 2023. But while pressure on the human resources frontline might be easing, companies will know that the war for talent is far from over. Factors such as [...]
Having left his position as Health and Social Care Secretary back in 2018, Jeremy Hunt might have been forgiven for thinking that back and joint pain would no longer be encompassed within his ministerial remit, particularly as Chancellor of the Exchequer. However, as he outlined in the 2023 Spring Budget, musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are one [...]
Having been hidden away in a file labelled ‘taboo’ until just a few years ago, mental health is now firmly on the agenda of most employers. In fact, research among the UK’s largest listed companies shows that 93% now recognise mental health as an important business issue. There clearly remain areas where progress needs to [...]
During the depths of the pandemic, many people optimistically focused on a time in the future when things would go back to the way they were before, with everyone free to enjoy unrestricted travel again. Thankfully, this vision has largely been realised in recent years as the disruption of Covid-19 has dissolved into the background [...]
Despite being a fixture of most modern workplaces, Mental Health First Aiders are a relatively new phenomenon, having only arrived in England as recently as 2007 as part of a Department of Health initiative. Fast forward to 2023 and there is now thankfully far greater awareness and appreciation for mental health, while the suspicion and [...]
