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Private hospital The London Clinic has been reprimanded by the competition regulator for failing to publish payments made to referring part-time consultants for six and a half years. Instead, between April 2015...

The Harley Street Specialist Hospital (HSSH) is opening a pain management clinic including 14 consultants available to treat specialist areas. The HSSH pain team comprises doctors and consultant surgeons with the ability...

Legal & General (L&G) has warned it expects the UK protection market to shrink this year after it reported record retail sales in 2021 driven by the busy housing market. The insurer...

Peers in the House of Lords have voted down a proposed amendment to government's social care cap which unions warned would have picked the pockets of the UK's poorest pensioners. When the...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on government to prioritise investment in NHS infrastructure over private healthcare providers. The call follows a wide ranging speech from health secretary Sajid Javid in...

Men and women are equally likely to turn to a financial adviser for protection advice, according to data from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 3,000 people found the two sexes are...

Bupa has increased its potential policyholder rebate to £71m and revealed a dip in profits at its UK and Global business after a resurgence in claims last year, while adding 135,000 new...

Unum is offering all employees with female reproductive organs free access to Bupa's menopause plan as part of its reproductive health policy. The plan includes 45 minutes with an experienced menopause trained...

The number of firms implementing menopause support policies has almost doubled since September, according to digital health platform Peppy. Peppy's data showed that 38% of firms it quizzed in January had put...

There is a real opportunity for the insurance sector to be a force for change and help women work in the industry, according to Stephanie Dillon, founder of Inclusivity Partners. Dillion was...