Hospitals

Bupa is to buy New Victoria Hospital, an independent private hospital in Kingston upon Thames – its first UK hospital acquisition since 2008.  Bupa said the acquisition, which it anticipates will be...

Bupa has launched a clinical training facility for healthcare professionals. While the facility has initially launched for just Bupa's employees, the provider told Health & Protection its plan is to also support...

The UK government will be investing £2bn more in digital and artificial intelligence (AI) across public services, including in the NHS, according to chancellor Rachel Reeves.  Delivering her Spending Review today, Reeves...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) avoided announcing any fresh tax increases at the Spending Review but has increased annual public spending by around £68.5bn from 2025-26 to 2028-29 – an annual year-on-year real...

Chris Carroll took over as CEO of Bupa Insurance UK at the start of the year, taking over at the helm of the UK's largest health insurer from Alex Perry who had...

Three of the highest quarters for admissions paid for with private medical insurance (PMI) occurred in 2024, a year in which there were more private hospital admissions than any previous year on...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has released the first details and view of its training and education platform for the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The organisation is building...

The deadline is today for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Those entries begun today can be completed over the...

The deadline is arriving for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Health & Protection would also like to thank all...

This year is set to be another record year for private health insurance as clearing service Healthcode validated more than 2.96 million invoices in the first quarter of the year. This was...