Hospitals

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 are open for entries from advisers, while voting for the provider awards is also underway. There are 15 Awards for advisers to highlight the quality...

Spire Healthcare has confirmed it has ended takeover talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, but discussions remain ongoing with other parties over the possible sale of the company. Back in September, Spire revealed...

Medical care in the UK can best be explained in numbers. Almost 3.5 million people living on these islands has cancer and every 75 seconds another person joins them. A further 5.8...

Spire Healthcare has launched an end‑to‑end workplace health solution designed to help employers proactively improve employee wellbeing, reduce sickness absence, and boost productivity. Spire Workplace Health is a single proposition spanning prevention,...

The number of people using private healthcare for non‑urgent treatment and diagnostics has almost doubled in the past two years, according to Healthwatch England. One in seven people in the UK, or...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England dropped to 7.2 million at the end of January, according to official data. This was the third consecutive month with a...

Visible Start is expanding its reach into the health and protection insurance sector to help address talent shortages in the industry. The firm delivers structured workforce re-entry and talent engagement programmes designed...

Higher premiums and improved claims ratios improved profit and revenue for Bupa’s UK and global health insurance businesses in 2025. Bupa’s total group profit slipped 4.6% to £725m in 2025 due to...

Spire Healthcare’s admissions funded by private medical insurance (PMI) increased by 3.1% during 2025 to £684.3m. This helped the operator of almost 100 hospitals, clinics and consultancy rooms to increase its private...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...