PMI & Healthcare
Nuffield buys Aspen head office as part of five hospital deal
Aspen Healthcare has revealed its corporate office will become part of Nuffield Health following the healthcare charity's acquisition of five of the provider's sites. Yesterday, Nuffield announced it had reached agreement to...
Read morePanic at pumps curtails face-to-face meetings as advisers driven back online
Panic buying of petrol across the country is threatening to push advisers back into remote working, curtailing the return of client meetings and work in the office. In August, Health & Protection...
Read moreHealix partners with Amba to create multi-employer trust
Healix Health Services has partnered with consultancy Amba to create a multi-employer healthcare trust for its clients as an alternative to private medical insurance (PMI). The Lumina Health trust product is...
Read moreNuffield buys five of Aspen’s seven hospitals as sell off continues
Nuffield Health has agreed terms to acquire five hospitals from Aspen Healthcare - leaving the private healthcare provider with just two properties. The deal brings Parkside Private Hospital in Wimbledon, Highgate Private...
Read moreHalf of Brits never get advice but doing so boosts protection uptake – Openwork
Nearly half of Britons have never seen a financial adviser but doing so boosts protection uptake, according to research from The Openwork Partnership. It found 45% of all 2,000 respondents had never...
Read moreSpire reveals plan to go carbon neutral
Spire Healthcare is installing solar panels on the the rooves of some of its sites and improving the insulation of its buildings as part of a drive to go carbon neutral by...
Read moreGoing private not an option for almost half facing treatment delays
Fresh data from The King's Fund and Healthwatch England has higlighted the strain patients, particularly those in deprived areas, are under as NHS backlogs continue to build as a result of the...
Read moreIP complaints fall 20% but whole of life grievances rise – FOS
Complaints about income protection (IP) insurance dropped by a fifth in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Overall complaints regarding the health...
Read moreCurable cancer diagnoses fall as ten-year NHS backlog looming
It could take more than ten years for NHS cancer services in England to recover from the impact pandemic, according to a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The...
Read moreMPs launch inquiry into rising NHS litigation costs
The Health and Social Care Committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The committee will consider the case against a background of a "significant" increase in costs, and...
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