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Private healthcare providers are delivering nearly one in five of all NHS operations, according to Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) analysis of NHS data. The body's analysis also showed in the first...

A private hospital has been publicly named for breaking rules around providing incentives to consultants for at least six years and told to rectify the situation by the end of the year....

Young people who never smoke could spend around a decade more of their lives in good health than those who start smoking at 18 and remain lifelong smokers. This is according to...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

Simplyhealth is adding a new skin health service provided by MySkinDoctor to its cash plan products. The service enables customers to access online dermatology support remotely via their smartphone or tablet, without...

Vitality saw a 45% increase in the proportion of members claiming between 2019 and 2023 according to its 2024 Health Claims Report released today.    Vitality said: “This increase in claims has significantly exceeded...

Reframe Cancer has joined the Association of Medical Insurers & Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. From pre-diagnosis to post-treatment, Reframe Cancer provides personalised support from a team of cancer nurse specialists...

Liverpool-based health insurer and corporate health cash plans provider Medicash has reported a net increase of 105,000 new policyholders in 2023. The company's annual results also shows the period saw the business...

Bupa has revealed it is reviewing its fee model for consultants but private medical insurers across the market have declined to say how much they have changed fees for medical procedures. Health...

While the number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped to 2.81 million people, the latest figures show the number remains at historically high levels. Office for National Statistics...