Health & Wellbeing

The wide-ranging benefits of a diverse workforce are undisputed, yet there’s still an incredibly long way to go before organisations are truly inclusive and diverse.

An Albrighton personal trainer is celebrating ten years in business by embarking on his biggest project to date.

WeDo Business group has been growing the hive to best support the needs of our clients.

Liverpool city centre now has a one stop shop for all things health, fitness, wellbeing and nutrition.

You don’t have to work permanently from home to be considered a homeworker. It may be that you split your time between home and office, or have the occasional meeting on site.

West Mids-based Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) has again passed its Investors in People (IIP) assessment with flying colours after a rigorous interim review.

iHASCO’s Head of Business Development, Alex Wilkins, outlines some key advice for business owners and managers when it comes to preparing for a return to the workplace and easing employees back to work.

Three companies with digital health solutions have been awarded a share of £140,000 as part of a funding call to accelerate innovations in Greater Manchester.

Unify, a facilities management venture launched by the Bruntwood Group, has launched a dedicated support programme to help businesses in Manchester and Liverpool to safely reopen their offices after lockdown restrictions are lifted.

A new purpose-built luxury care home will be opening near Preston this Spring and creating up to 80 jobs.

Bristol-based biotech company CytoSeek has acquired a significant investment from deep tech investment fund, Science Creates Ventures ('SCV') and a syndicate of other investors, with legal support from VWV's Corporate, Technology and Pharma & Life Sciences teams.

The global pandemic has taken a major toll on employee mental health. The impact of the virus on psychological wellbeing has been just as devastating as the physical effects.

Part of establishing a strong health and safety culture involves carrying out the appropriate risk assessments and implementing control measures to keep your workforce safe.

A digital remote care solution including a mobile phone App is being used by Dudley CCG to help improve the care of patients at home with COVID.

A leading rehabilitation specialist has opened the first intensive neurotherapy centre in the south of England.

One of the UK’s leading heart doctors is set to open the North West region’s first independent healthy heart clinic.

Leading online training provider, iHASCO, conducted a survey of over 400 Health & Safety, HR and Training professionals

Challenger nutrition brand Tribal Sports Nutrition has raised over £420K of investment through the Crowdcube fundraising platform.

Compass Group UK and Ireland, the UK’s largest foodservice business, has used its apprenticeship levy to fund five apprentices at St Ann’s Hospice, Greater Manchester, one of the oldest and largest adult hospices outside of London.

Health leaders in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire are inviting people to share their views and experiences of local healthcare by getting involved with Shaping Care Together, a programme of work designed to improve hospital services.

Medicash, the UK’s oldest health cash plan provider, has appointed two new non-executive directors to its Board.

An expanding Worcestershire aesthetics business has been shortlisted as a finalist for a prestigious award for the quality of its treatments and customer service.

Devon residents wishing to make a difference this year (2021) in the communities and neighbourhoods where they live are being invited to take up a role in care in the county. 

Businesses spared COVID damage should prepare themselves and their employees to be affected by Brexit says a family-run organisation which helps individuals boost their professional and personal wellbeing (January 2021).

The renowned coach and therapist Jeremy Glyn is delighted to announce the publication of his new book Achieving Happiness.

A Swindon based HR Consultancy has bucked the national trend by expanding to meet the needs of clients as they tackle the challenges of the pandemic.

A lockdown-driven explosion in sales and profits for Handforth-based Beauty Works has led to an expansion of operations into a neighbouring warehouse

With COVID-19 restrictions and outbreaks leaving businesses facing closure or productivity downturns, Medusa 19, a Greater Manchester-based testing and diagnostics company,

Positive spaces are just that – they have a positive impact on the people that occupy them. As more and more businesses rethink the future of the office,

Panthera has put in place a raft of measures to ensure that clinical trials can continue to operate safely for patients,

Bristol-based healthcare agency celebrates new strategy director and finance lead

Lucid Group is increasing its share of office space on the popular Tytherington Business Village,

Following approval to build a £250 million wellbeing resort in Manchester, Therme Group has announced the leadership team appointed

A salon owner who set up shop to help save others falling victim to skin cancer is celebrating a milestone anniversary with as expansion revelation.

A small business owner has scooped up a national award for his health and well-being work across South Wales.

A SOMERSET farm shop with an award-winning café is inviting people to help support and celebrate British Food Fortnight (BFF) this and next month (September and October 2020).

The Coronavirus pandemic has been catastrophic for many food businesses - but being ready for recovery and strategically planning

HealthHubble is a new online resource for the UK health and wellness industry that aims to connect users with a wide range of providers.

The London-born third-generation Bangladeshi businessman, Haroon Danis, who founded the SkinHQ aesthetic clinics,

The former DW Fitness Club in Bolton is to re-open under new ownership, with landlord The Emerson Group stepping in to save the venue.

With anxiety affecting more people than ever before, it is time for employers to address the issue and provide additional support to help improve their employees’ wellbeing.

Peloton, the global interactive fitness platform that revolutionised the fitness industry, today announced plans to open its latest showroom in Birmingham on 28th August 2020

With over 581,000 accidents in UK workplaces last year (as reported by the HSE) it’s clear that more could be done when it comes to health and safety in the workplace.

The CEO of Manchester-based supplement brand Yumi Nutrition, Sebastien Vanderlinden, has been shortlisted for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

North Warwickshire Borough Council votesunanimously in support of surf park

MyHelp, a Manchester based start-up building a digital solution for mental health service providers and patients has received investment from Catapult Ventures’ GM&C Life Sciences Fund.

Leading divorce coach Claire Black launches a book to help anyone facing heartbreak from a sudden separation.

As dentists across the country begin to welcome patients back for appointments under the new Government guidelines,

A new insight report launched today (13^th July) by Active Black Country demonstrates how the physical activity habits of Black Country residents have been impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two diehard Mancunians, who pivoted during lockdown to change the basis of their fitness business and to take on a global fitness brand,

Newly launched eco-friendly bike rental business Somerton Electric Bike Rentals has begun a series of weekly ‘wellbeing’ rides for people suffering from loneliness in South Somerset.

iHASCO, a market leading eLearning provider, have developed an updated version of their DSE (Display Screen Equipment) assessment,

Global wellbeing organisation, Therme Group, has confirmed that plans are still in place to begin construction of the UK’s

Global wellbeing organisation, Therme Group announced today the appointment of Adrian Ion as Executive Vice President for Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Last week, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) asked all private laboratories to pause offering Covid 19 IgG antibody testing using self-collect finger-prick samples,

A PROMINENT North Professor will play a pivotal role in driving forward the vision of the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) as she joins the leading life science cluster’s board.

The expansion has increased the organisation's capabilities to deliver a digitised response to the anticipated mental health fall out from the Covid-19 pandemic.

With social distancing and self-isolating now forming our new norm, so too are meetings over Zoom,

Total Fitness has released an extensive plan to transform the gym into a covid-19 safe space

iHASCO, a market-leading provider of Health & Safety, HR and Compliance eLearning, are currently adding a number of online programmes to their course library to help organisations get their employees back into the workplace as safely and smoothly as possible.