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HCA overhauling patient feedback to monitor consultants and track recovery
HCA Healthcare is unifying the way it collects data from patients to monitor consultant performance, track post-procedure progress and deliver better outcomes. Cliff Bucknall, chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare, (pictured) explained...
Read moreIPAW: Ask customers instead of telling them about need for protection
Advisers should ask customers about the risks associated with them not being able to meet mortgage payments, rather than reeling off the benefits of income protection cover to them. The panel on...
Read moreSteward steps down as FCA’s executive director of enforcement
Mark Steward is stepping down as the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) executive director of enforcement and market oversight after seven years with the regulator. Steward joined the FCA in 2015 and will...
Read moreIPAW: MAB’s Walton reveals stark impact of severe illness after not rearranging IP
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) protection proposition director Andy Walton has revealed how failing to properly rearrange his income protection (IP) cover for a new job hit him hard when he fell seriously...
Read moreImplementation plans must be well thought out and engage with Consumer Duty substance – FCA
Firms need to ensure their Consumer Duty implementation plans due at the end of this month are well thought through and engage with the substance of the Duty, the regulator has said....
Read moreB&CE joins Grid
B&CE has joined group risk industry body Grid. The provider is most well known for its People's Pension scheme but also offers employee accident and life cover, injury insurance and occupational health...
Read moreWorkplace menopause education should be for everyone – Towergate
Menopause education in the workplace must be targeted at all employees - not just those going through the menopause, according to Towergate Health & Protection. Marking World Menopause Day, Debra Clark, head...
Read moreAxa Health targets patient safety with hospital chiefs’ meeting and comparison dashboard
Axa Health is introducing a range of measures to tighten up practice and compare and inform hospitals and healthcare providers around clinical performance and patient safety. The insurer is working on a...
Read moreEverest expands funeral planning service to UK with MetLife partnership
MetLife has agreed a strategic partnership with international funeral planning and concierge service firm Everest as it expands into the UK. As part of an initial three-year exclusive arrangement, MetLife will offer...
Read moreMore than a quarter of UK workers without IP want cover – LV=
More than a quarter of UK workers who are not covered by income protection (IP) would like to be, according to research from insurer LV=. The mutual's research of 4,000 adults across...
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