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It is likely general data protection regulation (GDPR) based on EU law will no longer apply in its current form - meaning the legal framework for processing health data and personal data...

Private medical insurance (PMI) providers have predicted premiums could rise by as much as 10% a year in the short term, according to exclusive research conducted by Health & Protection. The figures...

Just 5% of executive incentive plans include measures of employee wellbeing while only 3% target workforce inclusion and diversity training, according to a report from WTW. As inclusion of ESG metrics increased,...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to charge more for firms which generate more complaints as it seeks to embrace a “polluter pays” approach to its funding. The regulator has also...

Around one in eight adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have paid for private medical care because waits for NHS treatment were too long. While official data shows wait...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned protection insurers may see more policies lapsing or being cancelled through the cost of living crisis and that they should monitor these numbers, understand the...

Private hospitals and clincs should routinely share information with the NHS to improve patient outcomes and care quality, a report from the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPT) has recommended. The programme is...

The private healthcare sector is a useful way of dealing with NHS backlogs but may not be an "efficient" or "sustainable" way of managing wait times and highlights a lack of investment...

Austerity policies and cutting NHS fees drove dentists to taking on much more private work but GPs are unlikely to follow this path, according to Laing Buisson director William Laing. Speaking at...

YuLife is to offer its members the option of purchasing group dental insurance cover through a partnership with Bupa. The move follows feedback from in-app surveys among YuLife members which revealed dental...