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The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. This...

Lifepoint Healthcare has appointed Lianne Harrington as senior healthcare adviser. Harrington (pictured) joins from Ascend Healthcare where she was director of healthcare. She has been succeeded by Kristian Breeze in this role....

Nearly 900,000 admissions were made to private hospitals in the UK in 2023, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data collected from more than 600 private hospitals...

The Exeter has reported that since the introduction of unlimited remote GP appointments within its HealthWise app in November 2023, requests for these appointments have risen by 142%. And Health MOTs have...

The Conservatives have committed to building 100 new GP surgeries in England and boosting the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community, should they retain power and win...

The Liberal Democrats plan to reverse cuts to the Public Health Grant should they win the upcoming general election. The Public Health Grant funds health checks for infants, children, mothers, working age...

Advice firms are being warned they must engage with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty board reports and ensure their leaders are able to approve the required documents by the 31...

Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has promoted Darren Perkins to managing director from sales director, succeeding Stephen Hough, who is stepping aside to focus on strategy and acquisitions. Perkins (pictured) joined PCH in...

The level of satisfaction that patients in the UK experience with their GPs varies significantly between the home nations, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistic (ONS) today. ...

Axa Health has increased the fees it pays for medical procedures by 15% as some doctors are threatening to “decouple” from the insurer if it does not meet their higher self-pay rates....