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HCA Healthcare and Spire Healthcare are among the first private care providers to take part in the Acute Data Alignment Programme bringing together patient data from the NHS with private healthcare. The...

Wellbeing will remain atop the corporate agenda for many years as the world has “only seen the tip of the iceberg” from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and wellbeing benefits are also likely...

The Scottish government is extending free dental healthcare to all young people. The government says the amendments to regulations which cover the cost of NHS dental care will mean around 600,000 young...

Unisure has entered the UK protection market with the launch of a group life insurance product, with the group CEO saying there were substantial opportunities for uptake. The product is open to...

Lengthening NHS waiting lists, the appeal of digital healthcare and quicker treatment are just some of the reasons the majority of Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) members expect to see...

The Cromwell Hospital has added an innovative combined radiotherapy machine and MRI scanner to help treat some of the most difficult cancers. The ViewRay MRIdian MR Linac which has been installed in...

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has criticised government proposals to stop the General Medical Council (GMC) investigating doctors’ fitness to practice on health grounds. The concerns feature in MPS's response to to...

British Friendly has promoted Simon Owens to chief executive officer to replace Gordon Hull who has chosen to step down. Owens (pictured), whose appointment is subject to necessary regulatory approvals, joined as...

Insurers appear to be sticking to their guns on maintaining the lifting of Covid underwriting restrictions despite prime minister Boris Johnson's delay of the easing of restrictions in England to mid July....

Healthcare International (HCI), an international private medical insurance managing general agent for expats, has been acquired in a management buyout backed by investment firm Prefequity and led by CEO Ian Wood. As...