Appointments / Industry

Difficulty securing a doctor’s appointment since the start of the decade has meant there is now no question that people are perfectly happy to see a GP virtually rather than endure an...

Unum UK has seen demand for remote physiotherapy appointments via its Help@hand services almost double year-on-year. The specialist employee benefits provider facilitated almost 8,000 remote physio appointments in the first six months...

Axa Health has launched digital digestive health and dermatology services for its members. Both services will be delivered by HBSUK, an online outpatient service provider which was acquired by Axa Health at...

Private medical insurance (PMI) is the most important company perk that employees look for in their benefits package while HR professions believe it has become a workplace necessity. Opinium surveyed 2,000 UK...

Now Health International has made its WorldCare plans available in the Channel Islands. The insurer noted the products will include all the usual plan benefits and features available across the rest of...

Organisations should get "gobby" women talking about menstruation to boost workplace wellbeing and participation. This was one of the key messages of the latest Women In Work Summit which highlighted that ignoring...

Working with the protection industry and knowing about value added services may well have saved the lives of Teladoc Health's Dave Marcus and his wife Emily. Speaking on the final day of...

While "bad things" could occur if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) start playing around with commissions, advisers still expect the regulator to get rid of loaded premiums as part of its pure...

The consultant leading the Independent Doctors Federation (IDF) campaign to overhaul the working relationship between private doctors and insurers believes some insurers operating in market are exhibiting anti-competitive behaviour and creating massive...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is not ruling out banning or capping loaded premiums on protection products and has admitted it ‘has concerns’ in the protection market. The regulator has previously sought...