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Private hospitals and clincs should routinely share information with the NHS to improve patient outcomes and care quality, a report from the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPT) has recommended. The programme is...

The private healthcare sector is a useful way of dealing with NHS backlogs but may not be an "efficient" or "sustainable" way of managing wait times and highlights a lack of investment...

Austerity policies and cutting NHS fees drove dentists to taking on much more private work but GPs are unlikely to follow this path, according to Laing Buisson director William Laing. Speaking at...

YuLife is to offer its members the option of purchasing group dental insurance cover through a partnership with Bupa. The move follows feedback from in-app surveys among YuLife members which revealed dental...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will review the way the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded by the industry and the level of protection it offers. The FCA ruled out the...

Healix Health Services is expanding its operation and creating 50 new jobs with the opening of an office in Bristol. The firm said the expansion of its front-line operations team reflected record...

Benenden Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member after opening to the adviser market in October. The York-based health insurance provider told Health &...

London & Country has appointed Aviva, Guardian and LV= as preferred critical illness (CI) providers for its protection advice process. The trio join existing preferred providers Legal & General and Scottish Widows....

The government is launching a call for evidence to look into how its code on genetic testing and insurance can better define predictive and diagnostic genetic tests as well as outline a...

The pandemic has left its mark on the country in the form of unprecedented wait times for NHS treatment or to see the family doctor. It has also created a revolution in...