mental health
Long Term Care
A review of dementia care by the Care Quality Commission has found patients moving between care homes and hospitals are likely to experience poor care.
13 October 2014
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Employee Benefits
Legal & General (L&G) has welcomed the Liberal Democrat's pledge to reduce waiting times for mental health patients.
09 October 2014
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Employee Benefits
Patients with mental health problems in England are to be given greater priority for treatment when waiting time targets are introduced in April.
08 October 2014
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Employee Benefits
UK employees are continuing to hide mental health conditions from their employers in fear that it will damage their career prospects, findings from Friends Life reveal.
07 October 2014
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Employee Benefits
The average level of employee absence has fallen by a day to 6.6 days per employee in the last year, nearly a third report that rates have been affected by caring responsibilities, research has found.
06 October 2014
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2 min read
Employee Benefits
The current guidelines used for determining mental health treatments are based on flawed evidence and need replacing, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has said in her annual report.
09 September 2014
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Employee Benefits
The government must take the lead in tackling mental health related sickness absence and lost productivity, an influential commission argues.
08 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
Reducing the working week to four days would help to combat work-related stress and the mental ill-health associated with overwork or lack of work, one of Britain's leading doctors says.
03 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
Misconceptions about mental health are hampering the treatment of the subject by employers. Joy Reymond explains how they can improve their approach.
18 June 2014
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6 min read
Income Protection
Employers with policies insured with income protection specialist Unum will now have access to Mental Health First Aid courses for their staff.
10 June 2014
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