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The Priory Hospital Woking has undertaken a full environmental review after it was downgraded from good to requiring improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and ordered to make improvements or face...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned there will be “no quick fix” to soaring NHS waiting lists in England and criticised the government for failing to support the NHS and clinicians....

An employment lawyer has told Health & Protection that concerns around breaching employment law or data protection rules could be behind employer reluctance to follow Acas guidance on supporting employees to get...

An employment lawyer is urging insurers and advisers to tread carefully when dealing with staff who refuse to return to face-to-face meetings. Melanie Stancliffe, employment partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

International medical insurance, global assistance, and travel insurance firm International Medical Group (IMG) has promoted Steve Paraboschi to chief executive officer, effective immediately. He will continue to serve as president of IMG...

The number of patients waiting to start NHS treatment in England at the end of June reached a record 5.5 million according to latest figures – but this is expected to keep...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ordered a Bromsgrove hospital caring for people with learning disability and autism to make improvements to ensure patient safety after rating it inadequate. The CQC carried...

Vitality paid out £91.6m in claims in 2020 with a total of 1,632 claims paid across its life and terminal illness, serious illness and income protection products. Publishing its 2020 claims statistics,...

Aviva’s UK health and protection business saw profits rise to £107m in the first half of 2021, up by a third from the same period last year. The insurer also noted it...

The vast majority of businesses (84%) offer or intend to offer support services and interventions for ill or injured staff, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. Unsurprisingly the smallest...