March 2020
2020/21 Tax year - how does this affect me?
The new tax year is always a key event in the financial calendar and it’s important to keep up to date with tax legislat...Read more
Mar 27 2020
Stress Awareness Month 2020
The latest figures from the Mental Health Foundation suggest that 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point o...Read more
Mar 26 2020
World Health Day - Coronavirus pandemic
On the 7th April, the world acknowledges World Health Day - an awareness day organised by the World Health Organisation ...Read more
Mar 25 2020
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for depression
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been proven effective as a form of talk therapy to help manage problems relating...Read more
Mar 23 2020
COVID-19: Remote working - things to consider
The Office of National Statistics believes that 50% of UK employees will be working remotely by next year.
Due to th...Read more
Mar 20 2020
Walk to Work Day 2020
On the 3rd April, organisations of every shape and size will celebrate Walk to Work Day 2020 - the awareness day that en...Read more
Mar 19 2020
16th March 2020, Health Assured Covid-19 Statement
COVID-19 Health Assured CEO Update
Health Assured wish to keep you regularly updated with our response to COVID-19 ...Read more
Mar 16 2020
Mental health training for managers
Poor mental health is among the top reasons for staff absence in the UK. According to the National Institute for Health ...Read more
Mar 16 2020
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
We’ve written extensively on the impacts of stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions to the workpl...Read more
Mar 9 2020
How to handle an employee off with work-related stress
When an employee experiences extreme levels of stress they might need to take some time off work to recover.
In previou...Read more
Mar 2 2020
February 2020
Fitness in the workplace
A lot of us spend our day sitting at desks, working with computers and not really moving about so much. Staff fitness do...Read more
Feb 27 2020
Mental health crisis
Managing a crisis can be a delicate and complicated affair.
When it occurs in the workplace, offering the right support...Read more
Feb 24 2020
Immigration – Brexit
On 31st January 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) with a negotiated and finalised withdrawal ag...Read more
Feb 21 2020
Working with shingles
What is shingles?
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a non-life threatening viral infection.
The main symptoms ...Read more
Feb 21 2020
Debt Awareness Week - How can employers help?
According to the Office for National Statistics, the average UK household is in over £9,000 of debt.
While the Centr...Read more
Feb 21 2020
Supporting an employee with bipolar disorder
Research has suggested that as many as 5% of the UK population are on the bipolar spectrum and 1 in 100 people are diagn...Read more
Feb 20 2020
Coronavirus - Are your employees worried?
At the time of writing, the latest figures report that over 119,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed, resulting in...Read more
Feb 19 2020
How much does an EAP Cost?
An employee assistance programme, or simply EAP, as it’s more commonly known, is an employee benefit programme designed ...Read more
Feb 17 2020
No Smoking Day 2020
According to The World Health Organisation, tobacco kills up to half of its users.
On the 11th March 2020, we acknow...Read more
Feb 13 2020
Nutrition & Hydration Week
New research from pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has predicted that cutting obesity would prevent 40,000 premature ...Read more
Feb 12 2020
Mental health training for teachers
As part of the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey by the NHS, they found that up to 17% (one in six) of adults aged...Read more
Feb 10 2020
