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‘Holistic digital’ health insurance ‘without geographical restrictions’ will be on the market in 2021, its developers claim. Spanish global insurance provider Further has merged with UK-based digital platform Trustedoctor to create Further...

A cancer doctor in the US has written off almost $650,000 of unpaid medical bills because his patients have been  unable to pay because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Omar Atiq had...

Patients with breast cancer are faced with £1,000 of out-of-pocket costs each year through no fault of their own, it has been claimed. A study suggests that chemotherapy for breast cancer costs...

The new owner of Priory Group – the mental health services provider best known for treating celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and footballer Paul Gascoigne – has said it is creating Europe’s...

Millions of Brits will still have access to free healthcare across Europe after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a trade deal with the EU just before Christmas. There had been fears that...

Hospitals across the country have been ordered to free up every possible bed to accommodate the growing number of Covid patients ahead of an expected surge in cases over the coming months....

Doctors in Britain are being offered thousands of pounds by wealthy individuals to skip the queue to get the Covid vaccine, it has been claimed. It has been suggested that people with...

NHS cancer surgery in London could be cancelled as hospitals are straining under the pressure of more inpatient admissions related to Covid-19 – and capacity in the independent/private sector is going to...

The Exeter, the health and protection insurer, has extended its enhanced cash benefit for private medical insurance (PMI) members. The benefit allows members to claim up to £500 per night for any...

A majority of healthcare professionals in Britain say factors other than patients’ best interests play a role in their day-to-day medical decision-making, research shows. A new survey of medical professionals for JMW...