Hospitals

The number of patients receiving treatment through private medical insurance (PMI) rose in the fourth quarter of the year to reach its highest level since before the pandemic hit. Last year was...

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is to add to a new heart and lung hospital as part of its phase two expansion. The Prime Heart and Lung Hospital, a new nine-storey complex spanning...

Patients will be offered the choice of booking treatment in private hospitals on the NHS app as part of a drive to reduce waiting lists, according to reports. The Times reported that...

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting (pictured) claims Labour would make greater use of spare capacity in the private health sector to arrest spiralling wait times for NHS treatment. NHS England data released...

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a major conditions strategy which will incorporate planned stand-alone strategies for mental health strategy and a 10-year cancer plan for England. The...

Today is the final day for advisers to submit their entries to the Health & Protection Awards 2023. The deadline for submissions from advisers, intermediaries and brokers to the 14 adviser categories...

Bridge Clinic has opened a clinic offering in vitro fertilisation (IVF) services in Central London. The clinic offers a range of fertility services and is based in a dedicated building in Euston...

HealthHero has partnered with Circle Health Group to provide a self-pay virtual GP service to patients across its network of more than 50 hospitals, to support its primary care offering. The private...

Health & Protection’s second IPMI Summit took place last week at Pennyhill Park in Surrey. The two-day event saw advisers and intermediaries working in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) and healthcare...

Ron Wheatcroft, technical manager for life and health at Swiss Re, is one of the esteemed panel of judges for the Health & Protection Awards 2023. In this video, Wheatcroft gives his...