Covid-19

The UK government has been urged not to forget about people with long term conditions such as cancer and long Covid as NHS staff are redeployed to ensure all adults receive a...

Insurers are taking Christmas celebrations virtual or postponing parties until the New Year in response to the new rules which came into effect this week aimed at curbing the spread of the...

NHS waiting times could increase still further following the health secretary's warning that some urgent NHS appointments and elective surgeries be put off until 2022 as the government attempts to ensure every...

Advisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...

Employers should be using phased returns over 12 weeks or more for workers suffering from long Covid, as an insurer has revealed a significant jump in claims for the condition. Last week...

The number of people suffering symptoms associated with long Covid in the UK has increased by a further 100,000. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data covering the period to the...

Life insurance broker Reassured has revealed that Covid-related life insurance payouts for its customers in 2020 and 2021 to date have reached a total of £6.4m, equating to a fifth of the...

William Russell has paid out almost US $156,000 in Covid related claims across the globe. The international insurer revealed it paid out $155,793.29 on 54 related claims in 26 countries across all...

NHS dental appointments collapsed to just 2% of their normal levels in the middle of the pandemic last year and barely reached a third of typical volumes by the end of the...

Aviva is extending the timeframe of its Covid pledge for private medical insurance (PMI) customers in the UK to the end of 2022 and will increase any payment due by 20%. The...