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Cancer patients die as NHS ‘over-prioritises’ Covid-19, specialist warns
A senior cancer specialist has warned that an increasing number of patients are likely to die as individuals with Covid-19 are “prioritised” over them as the country struggles to control the pandemic....
Read morePandemic self-isolation diktat plunging millions into financial ruin, unions warn
A fifth of workers who have been forced to self-isolate during the pandemic but are unable to work from home have received no sick pay or wages at all, union leaders have...
Read moreSwiss Re to intensify its focus on health and wellbeing in 2021
Swiss Re is to ‘double down’ on its efforts to make sure the insurance industry does all it can to support people with their health and wellness needs. The global insurance powerhouse...
Read morePersonality type key to wellbeing strategy – Aviva
Understanding the personality types of employees can help improve the effectiveness of corporate wellbeing strategies as we transition towards a post-Covid environment according to new research from Aviva. Aviva’s ‘Embracing the Age...
Read moreMedicash refreshes brand and pledges more charitable giving as cash plan provider celebrates 150-year anniversary
Medicash, the Liverpool-based cash plan provider which has over 300,000 health cover policyholders across the UK, celebrates its 150th anniversary today. The organisation, which was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool...
Read morePrivate hospital and NHS hospital performance comparison pilots get underway
Work to test how NHS and private/independent sector hospital performance data can be aligned has begun. The pilots, by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) and NHS Digital, mark a major milestone...
Read moreTeenagers suffering poor physical health as a result mental toll of pandemic
Three in four teenagers have experienced physical health issues related to poor mental health since March last year, research shows. A study carried out for Bupa shows that the overwhelming majority of...
Read moreSouth African insurers to pay vaccine costs for millions without cover
South African medical insurers have pledged to pay for a Covid-19 vaccine for millions of people who do not have coverage in a programme that could cost as much as 7 billion...
Read moreRGAX launches cloud-based UnderwritingPAL to integrate with OPAL
A cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) engine that allows insurers’ underwriting rules to be reoptimised and incorporate latest medical insights has launched. UnderwritingPal (UWPal), the engine being launched by RGAX,...
Read moreEmployers failing to promote benefit packages enough during recruitment process
Employers are being urged to do more to promote the employee benefits that they offer to staff as part of the recruitment process. The Office for National Statistics estimates there were 547,000...
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