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Care homes across England are struggling under “immense” pressure with staffing absence levels over 50% in some areas of the country, it has been claimed. The National Care Forum (NCF) – a...

Gallagher has announced it is to acquire North West-based broker The Bollington Wilson Group for an undisclosed sum. Bollington, which was founded in 1973 as a local community broker, has since grown...

UK residents can now officially apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), the government has formally announced. Under Britain’s new agreement with the EU following Brexit, UK residents’ rights to...

Medicash, cash plan provider, has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board. Jonathan Brown and Jean Ellis assume the roles in a year in which Medicash marks its 150th anniversary since it...

A senior cancer specialist has warned that an increasing number of patients are likely to die as individuals with Covid-19 are “prioritised” over them as the country struggles to control the pandemic....

A fifth of workers who have been forced to self-isolate during the pandemic but are unable to work from home have received no sick pay or wages at all, union leaders have...

Doctor Care Anywhere (DCA) is partnering with mental health businesses Koa Health and Kooth to boost the support it offers to users. The collaboration with Koa Health, a digital mental health care...

Swiss Re is to ‘double down’ on its efforts to make sure the insurance industry does all it can to support people with their health and wellness needs. The global insurance powerhouse...

Medicash, the Liverpool-based cash plan provider which has over 300,000 health cover policyholders across the UK, celebrates its 150th anniversary today. The organisation, which was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool...

Work to test how NHS and private/independent sector hospital performance data can be aligned has begun. The pilots, by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) and NHS Digital, mark a major milestone...