Hospitals

Private medical insurance (PMI) claims are on course for another record year and may break the £5bn barrier in 2024, a rise of more than 11%, according to Healthcode. Data from Healthcode...

More than two million NHS diagnostic imaging tests were carried out in a single month for the first time, but the number of patients waiting has still increased, according to analysis by...

The NHS waiting list for treatment in England bounced back up by almost 32,000 in October. According to the latest data, there were 7,541,373 treatment pathways waiting to be completed in October,...

While Parliament may have been primarily focused on the fallout from the first Labour Budget in 14 years, the health insurance advisers gathered at the House of Lords were focused on the...

Brown & Brown has bought advice firm and employee benefits consultancy Drewberry for an undisclosed sum. Following the completion, Drewberry will operate as part of Premier Choice Group (PCG), Brown & Brown’s...

The incoming chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has admitted the under-fire regulator must “urgently improve” and will focus on problems with its technology and methods. Sir Julian Hartley’s inaugural...

Private hospital admissions reached record levels in the second quarter of the 2024, with those from private medical insurance (PMI) up 9% year-on-year. There were 164,000 admissions through PMI in April to...

Bupa Health Services has acquired The Dermatology Partnership for an undisclosed sum with the intention of speeding up access to skincare for the insurer's customers. The Dermatology Partnership clinics are based in...

Alan Murphy, communications and insights manager at Health Shield, speaks to Health & Protection about not being adequately prepared to be told he had testicular cancer, the mental health challenge he faced,...

Health & Protection is launching its UK provider service ratings to recognise those insurers and providers who consistently offer the best service, experience and support to advisers across the retail health and...