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NHS waiting list drops by 70,000
The NHS waiting list for treatment in England dipped by 70,000 in September although it remained around 7.6 million where it has been for a year. According to the latest data, there...
Read morePMI cancer care should focus on prevention due to poor UK outcomes – Wishart
Private medical insurance (PMI) should be focusing cancer care on prevention, screening and diagnosis, and greater access to whole workforces, according to Check4Cancer. Professor Gordon Wishart, founder and chief medical officer of...
Read moreZurich UK offering all staff neurodiversity assessment
Zurich UK is offering all employees assessments for neurodiversity as part of its private healthcare package from 2025. It was announced alongside research showing the significant discrimination and prejudice those with neurodiversity...
Read moreAviva protection and health sales slide
Aviva saw a drop in new business completions in both its protection and health insurance operations in the first nine months of 2024. However, the insurer has contrasting projections for the sectors...
Read moreHowell takes over as Openwork CEO following Houghton’s exit
The Openwork Partnership has confirmed Richard Houghton has stepped down as CEO, with executive chairman Philip Howell taking over as interim CEO. Duncan Crocker will take on the role of chairman while...
Read moreIndividual protection House of Lords roundtable: Arresting the new business slump and returning to growth
As the Health & Protection Individual and Business Protection Report 2024 confirmed, 2023 was a particularly difficult one for the sector with overall like-for-like new business and retention figures down. However, the...
Read moreStreeting unveils sweeping NHS performance review and defends Budget tax rises as ‘healthy businesses depend on healthy workforces’
Health secretary Wes Streeting has promised a sweeping performance review of the NHS with a league table for trusts that he says will help patients to choose where they want their treatment....
Read moreLV= CEO David Hynam named global top LGBTQ+ role model
David Hynam, CEO of LV= has been named the top Outstanding Executives Role Model in the world by public participation charity Involve UK for his advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community. ...
Read moreThe UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 supplement – the winners
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...
Read moreCigna denies speculation of a Humana deal
Cigna Healthcare has announced that it is not looking to acquire rival US health insurer Humana, the possibility of which had been widely reported last month. A release from Cigna stated: “In light...
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