PMI & Healthcare
Tsunami of MSK problems coming as pandemic’s painful legacy builds – Bupa
SPONSORED CONTENT The Bupa Health Insights series brings you the latest healthcare trends, interviews with medical experts and specialist insight from Bupa: all designed to keep you and your organisation one step...
Read morePatients happy using health apps but prefer face-to-face appointments
More than half of UK patients plan to use healthcare apps in future but they prefer traditional face-to-face appointments. This is according to a report commissioned by Mobiquity and conducted by Censuswide...
Read moreAon faces $1bn termination fee as Willis Towers Watson merger collapses
Aon has agreed to pay $1bn in termination fees to Willis Towers Watson (WTW) following the collapse of the merger of the two firms. Last month, Health & Protection reported the US...
Read moreInsurers reveal Covid-19 test coverage as free employer kits end
Health insurers have revealed to Health & Protection whether their workplace schemes will cover Covid-19 testing as employers are urged to look into all options to source lateral flow tests. This follows...
Read moreHealth cover ignored in soaring subscription economy
While the subscription economy appears to be booming, a survey from Simplyhealth reveals just 13% of adults in the UK are paying monthly for health benefits. And it appears the vast majority...
Read moreVirtual GP service reveals members incur much lower hospital costs
A primarily digital GP service has published research which shows its patients incurred acute hospital costs between 15% and 35% lower than the regional average. It said the lower costs were incurred...
Read moreDWP rejects calls to require reporting of work-related stress
The government has dismissed calls to require businesses to report long term sickness due to stress as a health and safety issue. It said doing so would not be appropriate because “stress...
Read moreLincolnshire service implements improvements after CQC inadequate rating
A Lincolnshire independent healthcare service has implemented a quality improvement plan after it was rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Following its inspection of Healthlinc House, Welton in April, the...
Read moreHDI Global Specialty eyes worldwide expansion for IPMI offering
HDI Global Specialty is working with a managing general agent (MGA) to take its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offering across the globe following an initial launch in Europe. Last week, Health...
Read moreCQC stops private hospital performing surgery due to safety concerns
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has prevented a South East London private hospital performing surgery due to safety concerns. The CQC rated the Belvedere Private Hospital in Knee Hill, South East London...
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