Hospitals

Axa Health has increased the fees it pays for medical procedures by 15% as some doctors are threatening to “decouple” from the insurer if it does not meet their higher self-pay rates....

A Labour government would make greater use of the private sector in order to drive down NHS waiting lists, according to reports. The BBC reports Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will today...

Healthcare in the UK is facing its biggest crisis in decades, not just with the NHS, but with the healthcare sector as a whole - and that will continue to hit insurance...

The deadline is arriving for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website and this year includes a new category for networks...

Specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer has partnered with Amethyst Radiotherapy to provide a fully supported patient treatment journey for private and NHS patients pre and post Gamma Knife treatment. Amethyst...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 13 categories spanning the breadth of the...

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance bill (NHI) into law tomorrow (15 May 2024).   But the bill has proven controversial, with private sector organisation...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Saudi Arabia has appointed Dr Björn Zoéga as deputy CEO.  Icelander Björn Zoéga's career in healthcare management and policy includes his most recent...

An initiative which charged local care home residents with creating new telemetry bags to drive down waste at an Icelandic hospital is a shining example of how circularity can be brought into...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has collaborated with IWantGreatCare/Top Doctors (IWGC/TD) to enable the free submission of data to PHIN through the IWGC patient feedback platform. At its AGM in December...