Covid-19

The NHS waiting list for treatment now exceeds six million people with more than 300,000 having waited more than a year to start. Earlier this month the Westminster government unveiled its plan...

Dentists' Provident paid out £5.4m to members in 2021 from 1,190 claims. The income protection provider's claims report for last year revealed it paid 98.9% of new claims received compared to 96.3%...

Advisers will take a cautious approach to Covid-19 infections in their businesses with many planning to maintain staff isolation when they test positive, even if the rules are lifted in England early....

There has been a surge in the number of children using insurers' mental health support services during the pandemic. Health & Protection contacted insurers and service providers about the figures as part...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit more than six million after increasing by more than 100,000 in a single month, according to official data. Latest...

Plans on how to tackle the backlog of people awaiting NHS treatment in England have been delayed until later this week. Under the last update in January there were almost six million...

OneFamily has appointed Steve Colsell as chairman, succeeding Christina McComb who will step down at the firm's annual general meeting in June. McComb served on the board of Engage Mutual from 2005...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 48,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data...

Cigna Europe has made two key hires as it expands its adviser-facing sales team. Simon Parker has joined from Bupa Global to lead Cigna's large corporate sales team for UK domestic and...

Private healthcare providers should update redundancy procedures to take account of government's consultation on removing the legal requirement for healthcare workers to be double vaccinated, lawyers have said. The call follows government's...