WPA adds benefits for men to Lifestage Health offering

Men less likely seek clinical help

Hemma Visavadia
clock • 1 min read

WPA has announced an expansion to its Lifestage Health offering for group protection policies to include men's health benefits.

WPA stated the need for additional support comes after the Men's Health Forum found that men are less likely to visit a GP or a pharmacy and acknowledge illness or seek help when sick than women. The charity also found that 34% of men would be "embarrassed or ashamed" to take time off work for mental health conditions. The expansion to Lifestage Health includes dedicated healthcare services for men across 'Young adult', 'Adulthood' and 'Later years' life stages. Support services include consultations, diagnostic tests and procedures, scans and screenings, and vasectomies, covering ...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on PMI

PMI adds £2.5bn annual boost to UK economy
PMI

PMI adds £2.5bn annual boost to UK economy

£1.2bn from reduced sickness absence

Jaskeet Briah
clock 16 April 2026 • 2 min read
PMI admissions hit 500,000 in first nine months of 2025
PMI

PMI admissions hit 500,000 in first nine months of 2025

Private admissions expected to hit 1m per year

Jaskeet Briah
clock 08 April 2026 • 1 min read
Cancer, mental health and MSK top RedArc referrals
PMI

Cancer, mental health and MSK top RedArc referrals

Represent 51% of the conditions over the past five years

Jaskeet Briah
clock 10 March 2026 • 2 min read