Cash plans

  Paul Gambon, sales and marketing director of Medicash, spoke with Health & Protection about a rapidly growing cash plan market and strong retention rates as employers recognise the value for employees....

Just two in five businesses are considering strengthening their mental health support programmes and making it a strategic priority in future despite soaring absences. This is according to a Barnett Waddingham-commissioned Censuswide...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to drive insurance fraud as the number of dodgy claims is on the rise, according to a survey of claims handlers. One in five (19%) of...

Declining NHS performance over the last decade is disrupting UK workforce health and failing to effectively tackle the biggest causes of long-term sickness absence, according to Lord Ara Darzi. Lord Darzi highlighted...

The dire state of the NHS after more than a decade of neglect has been laid bare but the situation can be recovered and there remain strong vital signs within the service,...

More than one in four private medical insurance (PMI) and dental insurance complaints resolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from April to June were upheld, with service and claims handling the...

A breakdown of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) value measures data on insurance products shows healthcare cash plans to be leading in almost all categories measured by the regulator. Out of more than...

Under-35s are leading demands for workplace health benefits, according to research from Simplyhealth. Nearly eight in 10 (78%) of the workers surveyed aged 18-34 said it was important their employer provided health...

More than a third of patients think GP wait times in England are too long and have had difficulties in contacting doctors and securing appointments. The NHS England GP Patient Survey 2024...

Bupa has added more than 433,000 customers across its UK operations in the first six months of 2024 with growth also reported in its international private medical insurance (IPMI) business. Overall, the...