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Pre-surgery letters and a pre-operation ‘cooling off’ period are part of a raft of measures designed to prevent rogue surgeons from committing serious malpractice, following the Paterson scandal. Unveiling the Government’s response...

More than six in ten UK managers have experienced burnout at work because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a fifth considering quitting their job as a result, according to new research from...

How popular are directional-care plans?  These plans are becoming increasingly popular. There are no official figures, but I imagine they will account for between a quarter and a third of all new...

Amazon is entering the medical care and patient advice market in the United States, with a 24/7 service that offers in-app chat or video conference diagnosis, home visits and wellbeing services. Amazon...

 Stuart Scullion, who has led the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) for six years, has announced his decision to stand down as the organisation's executive chairman. Scullion will step down...

Six out of 10 financial service companies have increased the number of women working at a senior management level over the past year, according to the latest Treasury report on this issue....

Bupa is rebating £125m to its UK health insurance customers following the temporary disruption to some medical treatments last year as are result of the pandemic. The rebate equates to roughly one...

Almost 900 dependants received pay-outs following Covid-related deaths of workers covered by group life in the period to the end of 2020, says Group Risk Development. Pay outs to this group of...

The “health of the nation” has been the focus of the last twelve months of everyone’s lives. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel with the commendable vaccination programme...

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly has paid 94 per cent of claims in 2020, 15 per cent of which were for Covid-related conditions. The pay-out rate means the provider has maintained its 10-year...