Hospitals

Health & Protection editor David Sawers talks to independent consultant Elliott Hurst about some of the industry highs and lows of 2020 - and looks ahead to what might lie in store...

Patients who pay privately for cardiac surgery are 20% less likely to die or develop major complications such as reintervention or stroke than those whose care is state/taxpayer-funded, researchers say. Academic from...

Major NHS hospitals in London are beginning to cancel operations as trusts struggle to redeploy staff to deal with the coronavirus crisis, a leaked report suggests. Hospitals in the capital are also...

Patients are facing a “double whammy” of delays, GPs have warned, as many struggle to meet demand for appointments and waiting times for vital cancer tests continue to mount up. Almost two...

There was a significant surge in the volume of cancer care delivered by private hospitals and healthcare providers during the national lockdown in March and April, figures published this week reveal. Medical...

The Government has published latest details of private providers of coronavirus testing. The move comes with the Christmas period fast approaching and as more people look for ways to help them keep...

Romana Abdin, the chief executive of Simplyhealth, is to step down from the role after seven years at the helm. A spokesperson for the healthcare provider confirmed that Abdin (pictured) will step...

Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...

Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...

The company behind a network of specialist healthcare centres across the UK has launched a  medical expenses plan for businesses, families and individuals that focuses exclusively on cancer. Rutherford Direct is a...