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Onebright appoints chief clinical officer
Onebright has appointed professor Marcantonio Spada to the newly created role of chief clinical officer. Professor Spada (pictured) joins the private pay outpatient mental healthcare provider's executive board and leads and oversees...
Read moreNHS workplace health checks being rolled out to more than 130,000 people
NHS health checks are being rolled out to more than 130,000 people at workplaces across the country starting today while a new digital version is expected to be ready for testing early...
Read moreProtection sales rebound but still lag behind 2023 – Gen Re
More than 1,000 more protection policies were sold in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, but the market remained significantly below its 2023 level, according to Gen Re....
Read morePrivate sector-led diagnostics centres could save NHS £500m – IHPN
Extending patient choice and enabling independent providers to open new NHS Community Diagnostics Centres (CDCs) across England could save more than £500m in capital spending, according to analysis released today by the...
Read moreBupa launches two-tier GP subscription service
Bupa has launched a GP subscription service that provides patients with same day GP appointments and a 24-7 nurse-led help line. It has two tiers. The first is a remote GP subscription...
Read moreIndemnity commission supports distribution while FCA review could include business protection and PMI – PDG
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) will tell the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it believes the protection market “works well“ and that indemnity commission “supports distribution“. The trade body said it will...
Read more‘The right thing to do’ – Advisers applaud FCA protection market investigation
Advisers have applauded the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launching an investigation into the protection market, citing commission levels and indemnity structures as a key scourge of fairness which also affect client outcomes....
Read moreFoyer Global launches telemedicine services with Teladoc Health
Foyer Global Health has launched two telemedicine services in collaboration with Teladoc Health; mental health coaching and a get fit programme. Mental health coaching is available 24 hours a day and...
Read moreA 10-minute walk can increase life expectancy by more than a year – study
A 10-minute daily walk for inactive men and women aged over 60 can increase life expectancy by about a year or more, according to a study published in the Journal of Sport...
Read moreAdvisers believe customers would pay more for enhanced terminal illness definition – Guardian
Three in four advisers think an enhanced terminal illness definition is a feature customers value highly enough to pay more for, according to research by Guardian and IPipeline among 345 advisers this...
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