Hospitals

Spire Healthcare has been ordered to pay £20,000 after delaying telling four patients of concerns over their care at the private healthcare provider's Leeds hospital. The Yorkshire Post reports Leeds Magistrates Court...

Private healthcare activity in January and February was down significantly from the same months last year, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The PHIN noted that it had...

One in six adult American workers are staying in jobs they don't really want because they don't want to lose their health benefits. A study conducted by non profit health organisation West...

Global professional services firm Aon has added three senior members to its national healthcare practice in the US. Audrey Greening, based in Washington, D.C., joins as chief broking officer within the firm’s...

Technology firm Wipro has pledged to reimburse employees in countries hard-hit by Covid-19 such as India and Brazil should their medical treatment costs exceed their insurance coverage. Wipro is headquartered in Bengalaru,...

While the vast majority of asset managers do not have a formal wellbeing strategy in place despite offering private medical, life insurance and income protection, according to Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing....

Creating healthcare pathways and specialist networks will allow insurers to drive value for customers far beyond just writing the cheque for care, argues Aviva’s associate medical director Dr Subashini M. The firm...

Insurers and reinsurers are partnering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Leicester to produce an up to date understanding of the risks of diabetes. It is...

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...