Wellbeing

The Health and Work Service (HWS) is expected to be renamed for a second time by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Children are now less likely to be overweight or obese in the UK than they were ten years ago.

Some 70% of businesses believe they have a responsibility to encourage physical and mental health, with 20% developing an age focused strategy, AXA PPP Healthcare has said.

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.

Unum has urged the government to improve take-up of income protection (IP) through four key steps including channels such as the Money Advice Service (MAS) raising awareness of sickness absence.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) wants employers to give line managers more flexibility and power to support workers' health and wellbeing.

Standard wellness checks are not providing sufficient detail to give patients a thorough understanding of their state of health according to the European Scanning Centre.

The UK's wellbeing has increased once again, with levels having increased every year since 2011.

Ros Altmann is taking on the government's new role as business champion for older workers.

Physiotherapists are warning employers that they are risking the health of their business if they don't encourage better working habits and promote physical wellbeing among staff.