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Private hospitals must start firing unvaccinated workers in February
Private healthcare providers in England will need to start firing or reassigning unvaccinated workers from early next month. A guidance document released by the NHS England late last week revealed that the...
Read moreZurich Australia appoints CMO
Zurich in Australia has appointed Dr Bill Monday as chief medical officer. A CMO for 25 years, Monday has worked with life insurers and reinsurers in Australia and around the world. In...
Read moreCost of average funeral falls
The cost of the average funeral has gone down in the UK for the first time since at least 2004. This is according to life insurer SunLife's 2022 Cost of Dying Report...
Read moreInsurers face talent war with higher staff attrition and soaring post-Brexit costs
Higher staff departure rates due to the pandemic and increased costs connected to sourcing talent from the EU a year on from Brexit are creating an extremely competitive labour market for insurers....
Read moreZurich launches standalone CI and standard rates for mental health conditions
Zurich has launched standalone critical illness (CI) cover for customers who do not want a product combined with life insurance. It is also widening its Total Permanent Disability (TPD) definition, offering standard...
Read moreAviva health checks return cholesterol, liver and kidney health concerns
Almost three quarters (73%) of Aviva individual and group protection customers who have returned a valid annual health check through the insurer's DigiCare+ and DigiCare+ Workplace service over the past year suffer...
Read moreRoyal London adds virtual GP and wellbeing apps to Helping Hand service
Royal London has enhanced its Helping Hand service to include health and wellbeing support for new customers with the add-ons going live for existing customers soon. The enhancements mean customers who purchase...
Read moreGreatorex replaces Knowles on IPTF steering committee
Naomi Greatorex is to replace Alan Knowles on the Income Protection Task Force's steering committee. Greatorex, the owner of Heath Protection Solutions, joins Richard Walsh, Justin Harper, Mark Jones and Setul Mehta...
Read moreKing Edward VII’s hospital opens diagnostic and outpatient facility
Independent charitable hospital King Edward VII's has opened a facility offering diagnostic services and outpatient care. The Kantor Medical Centre (KMC) situated opposite the main hospital on Beaumont Street is housed across...
Read morePrivate hospitals earn minimum £270m from NHS surge deal just for being on standby
The private hospital sector is earning a minimum of between £75m and £90m a month as a result of the deal struck with the NHS in England just to be on standby...
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