PMI & Healthcare
Spire 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...
Read moreAston Lark on the hunt for more health and EB advice firm acquisitions
Aston Lark has made a public statement of its intent to expand its health insurance and employee benefits advice business through purchases and other related transactions. The firm issued a statement saying...
Read moreBupa agrees two-year treatment deal with Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Healthcare, the London facility of healthcare provider Mayo Clinic, has agreed a two-year contract with Bupa to deliver care for the health insurer’s UK customers. This includes consultations, diagnostics, endoscopy,...
Read moreSpire buys Yorkshire hospital from Aspen for £15.7m and eyes further acquisitions
Spire Healthcare has agreed a £15.7m deal to buy the Claremont Private Hospital in Sheffield from Aspen Healthcare as it plots more purchases and expansion. The transaction will see Spire take Aspen’s...
Read moreMental health hospital overhauls management following CQC action
The Huntercombe Hospital Maidenhead has brought in a new leadership team to roll out an urgent action plan following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection this summer. The site is a specialist...
Read moreVitori Health appoints CEO
US health plan provider Vitori Health has appointed Tim O'Brien as chief executive officer. O'Brien joins from health insurance provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City where he was care...
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Act earlier on ill health to cut workplace absenteeism – Lusted
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