Hospitals
Aviva extends Circle Health access with four-year deal
Aviva has extended its access to Circle Health Group (CHG) facilities by signing a fresh four-year deal. It means Aviva customers will be able to continue to access CHG’s national network of...
Read moreBupa and Cleveland Clinic London launch value-based care pilot and no-shortfall guarantee
Bupa UK Insurance and Cleveland Clinic London have agreed a new multi-year contract, and have launched a value-based healthcare pilot and a no-shortfall guarantee for consultant fees. The value-based healthcare pilot includes...
Read moreBupa set to buy New Victoria Hospital
Bupa is to buy New Victoria Hospital, an independent private hospital in Kingston upon Thames – its first UK hospital acquisition since 2008. Bupa said the acquisition, which it anticipates will be...
Read moreBupa launches clinical training facility to grow talent across healthcare sector including NHS
Bupa has launched a clinical training facility for healthcare professionals. While the facility has initially launched for just Bupa's employees, the provider told Health & Protection its plan is to also support...
Read moreSpending Review: AI action plan to receive further £2bn funding
The UK government will be investing £2bn more in digital and artificial intelligence (AI) across public services, including in the NHS, according to chancellor Rachel Reeves. Delivering her Spending Review today, Reeves...
Read moreSpending Review: Reeves increases government budgets 1.5% and avoids tax rises
Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) avoided announcing any fresh tax increases at the Spending Review but has increased annual public spending by around £68.5bn from 2025-26 to 2028-29 – an annual year-on-year real...
Read moreExclusive interview: Bupa Insurance UK CEO Chris Carroll on the unsustainability of PMI pricing, being open to overhauling commission and ‘not babysitting a business’
Chris Carroll took over as CEO of Bupa Insurance UK at the start of the year, taking over at the helm of the UK's largest health insurer from Alex Perry who had...
Read morePMI hospital admissions continued at record levels as self-pay declines – PHIN
Three of the highest quarters for admissions paid for with private medical insurance (PMI) occurred in 2024, a year in which there were more private hospital admissions than any previous year on...
Read moreAMII unveils e-learning training platform for PMI
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has released the first details and view of its training and education platform for the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The organisation is building...
Read moreLast day for advisers to enter UK Health & Protection Awards
The deadline is today for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Those entries begun today can be completed over the...
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