Health

Canada Life Group Insurance has expanded its Best Doctors service offering with the launch of Doctor Online.

The only way the government's new Health and Work Service (HWS) can work effectively is if "people are forced" to take part, says Jelf Employee Benefits head of benefits strategy Steve Herbert.

Public Health England (PHE) is aiming to change the national conversation on health by moving the focus from sickness services to prevention and wellbeing.

A nationwide initiative to improve the health of the British workforce has seen activity levels of UK workers rise by 72% and surpass NHS guidelines by 137%.

The vast majority of HR managers at larger firms have no confidence in the government's new Health and Work Service (HWS) despite it not being formally launched, a survey finds.

MPayMe, a global secure mobile payment firm is to target the UK health and protection market with a client lifestyle app.

Employers need to improve their infrastructure and increase engagement in order to boost the take up of cycle to work schemes.

Disability charities have slammed the government's Workplace Capability Assessments (WCA) as ‘farcical' as those with progressive conditions are being advised they could consider a return to work.

New legislation has been introduced meaning physiotherapists and podiatrists will be able to independently prescribe medication to their patients; care and support minister, Norman Lamb has announced.

The country is building huge future health problems amongst the less affluent, as the extent of UK inactivity becomes clear, the University of Bristol has said.