Hospitals

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...

Private medical insurance (PMI) pushed the number of private hospital admissions in the UK to a third-quarter record in 2025, according to the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The number of admissions...

Heidi has acquired UK-based clinical AI firm AutoMedica as it bids to evolve from an AI scribe to an AI care partner. The firm said its acquisition will seek to bring clinical...

Health & Protection is launching an exclusive AI in Insurance microsite. The site explores this pivotal time for the whole health and protection insurance industry including the regulatory, ethical and practical implications of...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has fallen to 7.29 million, according to official data. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RHQ) did not submit any data...