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Too many employees are failing to eat healthily and take exercise, leading to poor productivity and potential increases in absence. Research published today suggests almost a third of workers find they do not have time for a proper lunch break and instead eat lunch at their desks, while working. The research, carried out on [...] More than eight in ten GPs believe that there will be greater rationing of care in the NHS as a result of the financial challenges facing the health service. Research published this week suggests that 85% of family doctors believe that the government will have to set out more clearly what care [...] People over the age of 50 are being urged not to cut back on protection and health cover as the squeeze on UK family finances tightens. Results of a survey of 2,000 home-owners with at least one child, published today, suggests that turning 50 marks the most expensive period in our lives. Experts [...] Around a third of the British population would rely on company sick pay if they found themselves unable to work through illness, although a similar number admits to not knowing how long their employer would pay them for. Worried about who would pay ? Research carried out for Friends Life and published [...] Cabinet ministers are to discuss tough new curbs designed to slash the number of whiplash injury claims. Transport Secretary Justine Greening is proposing to ban claims involving very low speeds, introduce rigorous medical checks and target “ambulance-chasing lawyers” who are making millions of pounds. It is hoped that the proposals will help to [...] Women are being urged to attend tests to assess the risk of cervical cancer, as figures emerged this week suggesting that almost a third of the female population have never been for any type of health screening. Almost a third (29%) of more than 1,000 women surveyed for Bupa by Ipsos MORI say [...] AXA PPP healthcare have followed Aviva UK Health’s lead by removing limits on its cancer cover. The moves come in the wake of changes made last year by Bupa, the largest private medical insurance (PMI) provider in the UK, which announced that it would no longer sell corporate health insurance schemes which feature overall cost or [...] Employee time off work may have doubled since the introduction of the fit note, the replacement system for the traditional sick note introduced in 2010, according to the UK’s largest absence management specialist. A study carried out by FirstCare suggests that workers who went to their GP for a fit note were [...] British businesses may need to work harder to ensure that the employee benefits they offer are both relevant and properly communicated over the next twelve months, as staff dissatisfaction with pay and bonuses soared in 2011. Figures published today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) suggest that the [...] Bupa has announced that it will take further steps to reduce its use of BMI Healthcare hospitals in 2012. The insurer has already confirmed that 12 BMI Healthcare hospitals will not be recognised from 1 January next year but has now warned intermediaries that another 24 hospitals are likely to be removed when its [...] |
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