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IPTF adds Swiss Re and MetLife as Mehta replaces retiring McCarthy
The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has revealed two new members will be joining the body next year along with a successor for the retiring Neil McCarthy on its steering group. The...
Read moreGovernment must explore improving IP access and fixing ‘broken’ sick pay – CIPD
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is urging government, insurers and employers to consider ways to improve provision of income protection (IP) and other health, wellbeing and financial benefits to...
Read moreRamsay Healthcare acquires Elysium Healthcare in A$1.4bn deal
Australian healthcare provider Ramsay Healthcare has followed up its failed attempt to acquire UK provider Spire Healthcare with an agreement to acquire UK mental healthcare provider Elysium Healthcare for A$1.4bn (£775m). While...
Read moreJavid: Urgent appointments and elective surgeries may be delayed for boosters
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...
Read moreAssured Futures returns unemployment cover in Comparethemarket deal
Assured Futures is restoring unemployment cover availability to UK customers through a partnership with comparison site Comparethemarket. While unemployment cover was pulled by all providers last spring due to the pandemic, Assured...
Read moreSimplyhealth appoints sales director from Nuffield Health
Simplyhealth has appointed Jenni Wilson (pictured) as sales director, joining from Nuffield Health. She will replace Pam Whelan who left her position earlier this year, as Health & Protection exclusively reported last...
Read morePHIN: One in a thousand patients need emergency care after private treatment
Almost 600 patients were urgently transferred to receive emergency care and 340 died following treatment at private hospitals in the year up to June 2021, according to data from the Private Healthcare...
Read moreAdvisers pragmatic on return to homeworking: ‘It’s almost back to where it was’
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...
Read moreThree ways to help young employees succeed and stay mentally fit – Bupa
SPONSORED CONTENT The Workplace Health Insights series brings you the latest healthcare trends, interviews with medical experts and specialist insight from Bupa: all designed to keep you and your organisation one step...
Read moreCash plan market breaks half a million customers barrier – H&P Retail Cash Plan and Dental Plan Report
The UK retail cash plan market has broken through the half a million customers barrier, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Health & Protection’s landmark Retail Cash Plans and Dental Plans Report...
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