A NEW fund has pledged free health cover to all staff who work for selected Brighton charities and their families.

The scheme is run by staff benefits specialist Engage Health Group, based in Church Road, Hove.

Cover will include dental care, optical care (including glasses and contact lenses), physiotherapy, health screening, private consultations, scans, homeopathy and a 24/7 counselling and support line.

It has selected Rockinghorse as its first to benefit and will be looking to add more.

Nick Hale, Engage Health Group’s founding director and who developed the Health Fund, said: “At Engage, we manage the employee benefits provision of many businesses, both in the UK and overseas, including some of the larger charity organisations.

“We started to wonder whether more could be done to help those employees of smaller charities, where funds are sparse and employee benefits and perks are not able to be a priority.”

Ryan Heal, chief executive at Rockinghorse, said: “We are absolutely delighted by Engage Health Group’s generosity.”

Pictured: Ryan and Nick