Covid-19

Early estimates of the number of individuals who suffer from so-called “long-Covid” have been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), suggesting that it could have impacted more than 150,000 people....

Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...

The shocking impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on people’s dental health is emerging as dentists say they have seen a 78% drop in patient activity during the crisis. There are...

One in five people in Britain say their income has fallen over the past three months – and more than one in four expect their financial situation to worsen over the next...

GRiD, the trade body for the group risk and protection industry, has urged  employers to do encourage their staff to make use of their existing employee benefits in the run up to...

There has been a massive surge in the number of people looking for solutions to self-manage and improve their health as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, research shows. Research carried out...

Welcome to Health & Protection, the brand new publication for specialist intermediaries working in the individual, SME and large corporate health, protection and risk benefits industry. Health & Protection's simple aim is...

Deaths due to Alzheimer's and dementia have fallen by the largest amount in 20 years, official figures show. A report into the fatalities, published for the first time, shows they dropped by...

Two-thirds of private hospital beds block-purchased by the NHS over the summer to deal with the coronavirus pandemic were left empty, it has been claimed, as waiting lists for routine procedures soared....

Private hospitals in Turkey have been urged to join national efforts to combat the COVID pandemic as their public counterparts are being increasingly overwhelmed. The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) said private hospitals...