PMI & Healthcare

Long wait times for NHS treatment or a lack of treatment availability continues to be the main driving force for patients to go private, according to research from the Private Healthcare Information...

Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...

Private healthcare providers are delivering nearly one in five of all NHS operations, according to Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) analysis of NHS data. The body's analysis also showed in the first...

A private hospital has been publicly named for breaking rules around providing incentives to consultants for at least six years and told to rectify the situation by the end of the year....

Young people who never smoke could spend around a decade more of their lives in good health than those who start smoking at 18 and remain lifelong smokers. This is according to...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

Simplyhealth is adding a new skin health service provided by MySkinDoctor to its cash plan products. The service enables customers to access online dermatology support remotely via their smartphone or tablet, without...

Vitality saw a 45% increase in the proportion of members claiming between 2019 and 2023 according to its 2024 Health Claims Report released today.    Vitality said: “This increase in claims has significantly exceeded...

Reframe Cancer has joined the Association of Medical Insurers & Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. From pre-diagnosis to post-treatment, Reframe Cancer provides personalised support from a team of cancer nurse specialists...

Liverpool-based health insurer and corporate health cash plans provider Medicash has reported a net increase of 105,000 new policyholders in 2023. The company's annual results also shows the period saw the business...