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    <title><![CDATA[Women suffer more mental health problems due to stress of juggling roles, researchers claim]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Controversial study suggests psychological problems 20-40% more common in women]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sickness benefit system 'discriminates against those with mental health conditions', court rules]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Charities call for WCA to be suspended]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[NHS chief: Patients should email GPs to ease pressure on surgeries ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Head of NHS Confederation proposes giving patients ‘direct access’ to doctors]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA['Work intensification' strikes wellbeing of nation's workforce]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Public sector workers now equally at risk of job stress]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt: GPs should be responsible for good out-of-hours care]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[But NHS commissioners say GPs struggling to cope with workloads]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Type 2 diabetes now ‘common’ among under 40s, as study reveals sharp rise in cases]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[New research shows rise in number of people with condition in past 20 years]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[British culture of overworking ‘damaging family life’, survey suggests]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Psychology expert urges employers to offer flexible working]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bupa launches ‘online knee clinic’ to help patients make treatment decisions]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Patients lack awareness of treatment options, says insurer]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[General & Medical launches accident insurance for amateur sports people]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Insurer offering range of products to complement existing sports health insurance plans]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jelf announces insurance broker acquisition as it reports ‘steady’ growth for HI 2013]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Consultancy firm buys Hull-based The Insurance Partnership]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aviva revamps MSK service for corporate clients]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[New service replaces ‘BackUp’ and ‘BackUp Plus’ programmes]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Just half of recommended levels of exercise 'greatly' reduces risk of serious illness]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[75 minutes a week can make a 'big difference']]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Patients experiencing problems getting access to primary care]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Patients demand more convenient GP opening hours]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:58 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[A quarter of Brits walk for less than an hour a week]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Walking charity warns of ‘inactivity pandemic’]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Presenteeism warning as survey shows nine in 10 have worked while ill]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[93% of UK employees have attended work while sick, research shows]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:57:34 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rise in breast cancer among women under 50]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Charity warns that modern lifestyles could be to blame]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:16:44 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cancer sufferers experiencing discrimination at work, charity warns]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Businesses not doing enough to support employees during and after illness]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:31:29 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cash plans 'more popular than PMI' among lower paid workers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Survey reveals most valued employee benefits]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:45:55 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Simplyhealth boss Benjamin to retire]]></title>
    <link>http://www.healthinsurancedaily.com/health-insurance/product-area/cash-plans-dental/article421732.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Health Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award winner to step down after 13 years]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:45:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Experts urge UK firms to learn from other countries on workplace wellbeing]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Different countries ‘share many of the same challenges’]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Analysis: Workplace wellbeing – what can the UK learn from around the world? ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With health experts and employers from around the world gathering to discuss workplace wellbeing last month, Tessa Norman examines UK progress against other countries and what lessons British firms could learn from abroad]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:53:21 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Foresters gives members access to 24/7 telephone and online GP service]]></title>
    <link>http://www.healthinsurancedaily.com/health-insurance/product-area/occupational-health/article421526.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Friendly society also offering online consultation service]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:09:53 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Towers Watson: EAPs useful but 'more proactive' measures needed to tackle stress]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Top-tier EBC warns stress needs to be tackled head on]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Simplyhealth sets target date for merger of PMI operations in new Bristol office]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Facility will be completed by November]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cost of public sector absenteeism 'much higher' in Northern Ireland than mainland UK]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Problem cost NI economy £149m in 2012]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fingerprint test targets alcohol and drinking in workplace]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[New device could mean daily tests for some workers]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:14:48 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Depression could be 'contagious', researchers claim]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[US study says 'cognitive vulnerability' can spread from individual to individual]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[New NHS leaders to sign staff health and wellbeing pledge]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Leaders will meet for first time and pledge support for staff wellbeing]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bupa mobile occ health vans now on the road]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Units designed to replicate static facilities]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:21:08 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Heart disease capital of UK revealed]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Study highlights inequalities across the nation]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>
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