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The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England has increased by almost nine hundred thousand since the onset of the pandemic, with orthopaedics seeing the largest increase. The data from...

The vast majority of employers are stepping up to help employees affected by long Covid, according to research from insurer Canada Life. The study found 93% of those surveyed with long-Covid who...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the Priory Group's Burton Park hospital inadequate and placed it in special measures for having poor leadership and compromising patient safety. The CQC inspected the...

Insurers around the world must be wary of the risk of legal action being brought due to inappropriate advice provided by health technology and apps, including wearable devices. The warning appears in...

Voyager Insurance Services has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. The Guildford-based wholesale broker has been operating for 25 years offering specialist travel insurance and...

Eight in 10 adults in England and Wales have Covid antibodies - proteins that help the body fight viruses. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals 82.7% of adults...

Virtual healthcare platform Induction has completed the acquisition of video health consultation provider Attend Anywhere in a £16.35m deal. The sum includes around £790k for Attend Anywhere's net assets upon completion of...

Research from Legal & General has uncovered a disconnect between women's understanding and their engagement with group protection benefits and services. The insurer said the results suggested a need for more relevant...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ruled that a Poole-based dialysis treatment provider requires safety improvements. The regulator carried out an inspection of Renal Services in March following a Covid outbreak in...

Three quarters of employers (73%) think the pandemic will result in long term changes to how they support the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a study from group risk...