Hospitals

Private hospitals completed more than 3.2 million procedures for the NHS since the agreement to help during the Covid-19 pandemic was initiated and will continue to be vital to clear backlogs. And...

Advisers have called on new health secretary, Sajid Javid, to prioritise tackling NHS waiting times and to turn to the private healthcare sector to help alleviate the mental and physical burden on...

The whole healthcare system is facing an “existential crisis” in staffing as doctors and nurses are burnt out and leaving the profession in growing numbers, healthcare providers have warned. They emphasised the...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated an Elstree rehabilitation service inadequate and placed it in special measures, after an inspection found shortfalls in ensuring patient safety. The CQC inspected Cornerstone House,...

Bupa expects to complete its £125m rebate to customers next week and revealed that use of its virtual GP service grew fourfold since the pandemic hit. But the insurer also emphasised concerns...

Vitality has overhauled its private medical insurance (PMI) offering including the creation of a panel of consultants which policyholders will be rewarded for using. The insurer said the panel consists of thousands...

Insurers are seeing an increase in invoices as hospitals, specialists and dentists in the Far East try to recoup lost income during the Covid pandemic. This is according to Alistair Dickman, head...

Advisers need to embrace technology or face dying out, according to Lourdes Peters, president and CEO of independent benefit advisory insurance brokers World of America. According to Peters, who was addressing delegates...

A shareholder rebellion could jeopardise Australian healthcare firm Ramsay Healthcare's £1bn takeover of private healthcare provider Spire. The deal, agreed by both boards late last month, would create a combined operator of...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated a Chelmsford alcohol and drug addiction service inadequate and placed it in special measures, after investigators found shortfalls in measures to ensure patient safety due...