Hospitals
KKR-led consortium pulls A$20bn bid for Ramsay Health Care
A consortium led by private equity firm KKR has pulled out of a A$20bn (£11.7bn) bid to buy Ramsay Health Care. The Australian healthcare provider confirmed it had been told by the...
Read morePrivate patient demand rising as failed Spire takeover pushes Ramsay to loss
Ramsay Health Care said demand from private patients was continuing to grow in the UK as it narrowed its loss in the second half of the year after the failed Spire Healthcare...
Read moreChris Ramsey to host UK Health & Protection Awards 2022
Stand-up comedian, presenter and podcaster Chris Ramsey is set to host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 which is being held in just eight weeks. A TV favourite, Ramsey (pictured) recently...
Read moreBosses adding health benefits as staff mental health suffers in financial stress
Mental health support, private healthcare, cash plans and employee assistance programmes are just some of the offerings employers have added to their benefits arsenal to help staff who are suffering through the...
Read moreNHS waiting lists grow to 6.78m as Tory PM candidates ignore health crisis
The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit 6.78 million – rising by almost 200,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows...
Read moreSerial health insurance fraudster jailed after using grandmother’s account to pocket £24k from 130 false cash plan claims
A serial health insurance fraudster has been jailed for a year after submitting more than 130 claims worth £24,000 to multiple insurers under nine different names that seemingly targeted cash plan providers....
Read moreTwo-year NHS waits almost eliminated
The NHS Elective Recovery Plan has made significant inroads in eliminating the longest waits for scans, checks, surgical procedures and other routine treatment, according to data published today. NHS England data showed...
Read moreAllianz Life North America CEO joins Blue Cross and Blue Shield board of trustees
US health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has appointed Jasmine Jirele and Jim Pekarek to its board of trustees. Jirele (pictured) is the president and CEO of Allianz Life Insurance Company...
Read moreBupa adds 150,000 customers, reorganises IPMI business and ups premiums
Bupa has added 150,000 customers across UK its private medical insurance (PMI), health trusts, dental and cash plans products in 2022. Meanwhile the Bupa Global international PMI business has returned to profitability...
Read moreCMA increases oversight and criticises private healthcare providers for delays to publishing fee and outcome data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rebuked the private healthcare sector for its slow compliance with requirements to publish transparency data about fees and outcomes to help inform patients. It also...
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