Hospitals

Ramsay Health Care has reported an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) loss of A$35.6m (£19m) in the UK, according to results for the six months to 31 December 2021. This figure...

Insurers have to work hard to convince consumers they should be handling their personal health data, according to Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton. Hamilton told delegates at the Association of...

Data sharing between private and public sectors would be crucial to delivering a hybrid healthcare system of the future, according to Vitality deputy chief medical officer Dr Anushka Patchava. Dr Patchava (pictured)...

The NHS waiting list for treatment now exceeds six million people with more than 300,000 having waited more than a year to start. Earlier this month the Westminster government unveiled its plan...

Hub International has raised concerns about the low barrier to entry for insurers or firms wishing to act as insurers in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market and urged advisers to...

Nuffield Health has appointed Alison McCourt as clinical services director. The former British Army nurse's remit is to provide leadership to clinical teams across the charity’s hospitals, fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare...

There are signs that a decline in cervical screenings during the pandemic has had a knock-on effect on cervical cancer claim numbers. Insurers told Health & Protection that in particular critical illness...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has moved HCRG Care Group Luton's rating up from good to outstanding following an inspection in November. The service, which provides care to people at Capwell Grange...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit more than six million after increasing by more than 100,000 in a single month, according to official data. Latest...

There is limited evidence that genetic testing is influencing customer decisions to take out insurance, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The trade body’s report found insurance purchase...