PMI & Healthcare

Under fire healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is developing a handbook to help health service providers understand what they can expect from an inspection. It is also delaying the publication...

GPs across England could refuse to share patient data and limit the number of patients they see to 25 a day after British Medical Association (BMA) members overwhelmingly backed industrial action. The...

Bupa has added more than 433,000 customers across its UK operations in the first six months of 2024 with growth also reported in its international private medical insurance (IPMI) business. Overall, the...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts rose 11% over the last financial year, underlining the importance of a carve out on health insurance products, according to Brett Hill, head of health and protection...

Financial services firms have found focusing on price and value “challenging” during the first year of the Consumer Duty, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will be publishing a...

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling on government to introduce tax incentives for companies that commit to "significant" improvements in the health of their workforce as the costs of...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 has been revealed. In all 46 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

Remote GP provider Doctor Care Anywhere has told Health & Protection it is keen to demonstrate the 'substantial' improvements it has made since being downgraded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) during...

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to recommend junior doctors in England accept a fresh pay offer after negotiations with the new Labour government. The move follows almost two years of industrial...

Compensation paid to customers of failed insurance distribution firms fell by around £1m last year while claims made against intermediary firms were slashed in half. Data from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme...