Third of employees unaware of access to mental health support

The findings form part of Simplyhealth's report, The Access Gap: Building healthcare around real working lives, which surveyed 5,000 UK employees and 500 HR decision-makers. It found that 14% of employees believed faster mental health appointments would improve their ability to access the healthcare they want, rising to 19% among Gen Z and 15% among Millennials. Across all generations, 11% of employees said that specialist services - including mental health - would help, with 8% stating they would like access to digital mental health support. Employees reported losing an average of...