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Spire Healthcare’s board would recommend a proposed £1bn takeover if the private hospital operator’s second largest shareholder makes a firm offer. If Toscafund Asset Management, which owns 18% of the business, decides...

James Murray has been appointed health secretary. The MP for Ealing North and replaces Wes Streeting who stepped down from the position yesterday. Murray had been chief secretary to the Treasury since...

The government's Health Bill has been introduced to the House of Commons after being announced at this week’s King Speech. Among its key elements, the Bill will cement the end of NHS...

Consumer trust in private medical insurance (PMI) has remained broadly stable, wile claims satisfaction has continued its sustained upward trajectory, according to Fairer Finance's latest Trust in PMI Index. The Spring 2026...

Vitality has launched a children's mental health proposition aimed at giving children named as dependents on their parent’s health insurance plan access to prevention and early intervention support.  The insurer has expanded...

Wes Streeting has stepped down as health secretary. Streeting, who is widely tipped to run against Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader after a disastrous set of local council election results last...

Rising costs connected to mental health treatment are a major concern for the international private medical insurance sector with online counselling sessions now hitting $200 per hour in some cases, Health &...

The deadline is approaching for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. The closing date for entries is 22 May and entries can be submitted on the Awards website....

High net worth individuals moving abroad to escape the tax burden boosting the bottom line for governments across the globe is only likely to continue. But without proper guidance from wealth planners...

The growth potential of the Latin America international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is what excites World of America CEO Lourdes Peters. Speaking at Health & Protection’s Global Mobility and Health Summit...