Hospitals

The government has unveiled a national cancer plan which aims to ensure three quarters of people diagnosed with cancer from 2035 onwards are cancer-free or living well after five years.   Under the...

Private hospital group Spire Healthcare has confirmed it is in discussions with two firms over a possible sale. Having announced in September it was considering options including a sale, the firm said...

Private medical insurance (PMI) claims volumes rose by around 4% year-on-year as members continue to make more claims on their policies, according to Healthcode. The clearing organisation processed and validated 11.8 million...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England is estimated to have dropped by around 86,000 to 7.3 million, according to official data. The figure is an estimate as...

Over the last year Health & Protection dug into every corner of the UK and internaitonal individual and workplace health and protection markets. So here’s some of the key analyses examining how...

Fast pace change and developments have swept through the world of health and protection in 2025 in the UK and internationally. It was a year in which increases to employer’s national insurance...

The year 2025 may be remembered as a turbulent year of two halves for the private medical insurance (PMI) market. Companies and individuals continue to see the attraction of taking out cover...

Healthcode is launching a project to integrate its Epractice solution with NHS systems extending its reach to private healthcare providers who offer services to NHS patients.  Healthcode will be transforming Epractice into...

Bupa UK Insurance is to expand its musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway into Nuffield Health hospitals as part of a three-year contract extension with the healthcare provider. The updated agreement introduces direct diary booking...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions fell in the second quarter of the year, down 2,000 on the corresponding quarter of 2024. Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) data showed 164,000 hospital...