PMI & Healthcare

The Priory Hospital Woking has undertaken a full environmental review after it was downgraded from good to requiring improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and ordered to make improvements or face...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned there will be “no quick fix” to soaring NHS waiting lists in England and criticised the government for failing to support the NHS and clinicians....

An employment lawyer is urging insurers and advisers to tread carefully when dealing with staff who refuse to return to face-to-face meetings. Melanie Stancliffe, employment partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

International medical insurance, global assistance, and travel insurance firm International Medical Group (IMG) has promoted Steve Paraboschi to chief executive officer, effective immediately. He will continue to serve as president of IMG...

The number of patients waiting to start NHS treatment in England at the end of June reached a record 5.5 million according to latest figures – but this is expected to keep...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ordered a Bromsgrove hospital caring for people with learning disability and autism to make improvements to ensure patient safety after rating it inadequate. The CQC carried...

Aviva’s UK health and protection business saw profits rise to £107m in the first half of 2021, up by a third from the same period last year. The insurer also noted it...

Insurers large and small across the health and protection industry are resuming face-to-face meetings with advisers as lockdown measures ease and more people are fully vaccinated. And Zurich has revealed it its...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has closed a Market Drayton hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism after it found people using the service were at sustained risk of harm. CQC...

Healix International appointed Charlie Butcher as CEO in early June, succeeding Mike Webb who remains as chairman. In his first interview, Butcher speaks to Health & Protection about capitalising on opportunities in...