PMI & Healthcare

HCA Healthcare and Spire Healthcare are among the first private care providers to take part in the Acute Data Alignment Programme bringing together patient data from the NHS with private healthcare. The...

Wellbeing will remain atop the corporate agenda for many years as the world has “only seen the tip of the iceberg” from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and wellbeing benefits are also likely...

The Scottish government is extending free dental healthcare to all young people. The government says the amendments to regulations which cover the cost of NHS dental care will mean around 600,000 young...

Lengthening NHS waiting lists, the appeal of digital healthcare and quicker treatment are just some of the reasons the majority of Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) members expect to see...

The Cromwell Hospital has added an innovative combined radiotherapy machine and MRI scanner to help treat some of the most difficult cancers. The ViewRay MRIdian MR Linac which has been installed in...

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has criticised government proposals to stop the General Medical Council (GMC) investigating doctors’ fitness to practice on health grounds. The concerns feature in MPS's response to to...

Healthcare International (HCI), an international private medical insurance managing general agent for expats, has been acquired in a management buyout backed by investment firm Prefequity and led by CEO Ian Wood. As...

A digital health insurance product has been included in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) sandbox’s latest intake. The regulator said it accepted 13 of the 58 applications it received for its seventh...

Lifepoint Healthcare has completed the purchase of Just Private Medical and is seeking to add more acquisitions to its business. The deal will add 120 clients to Lifepoint's client base. Lifepoint director...

Unum has overhauled its optical cover with a series of updates to its policy. The cover is now available at four different reimbursement levels and includes the ability to claim for more...