PMI & Healthcare

Bupa has warned that insurers which act solely as a go-between for patients and hospitals to fund treatment will not succeed in the present market environment. And the provider added that it...

A consultant surgeon at a high-profile independent hospital has accused other private cancer care providers of ignoring conflicts of interest when negotiating work to support the NHS during the pandemic. Satya Bhattacharya,...

Private hospitals completed more than 3.2 million procedures for the NHS since the agreement to help during the Covid-19 pandemic was initiated and will continue to be vital to clear backlogs. And...

Advisers have called on new health secretary, Sajid Javid, to prioritise tackling NHS waiting times and to turn to the private healthcare sector to help alleviate the mental and physical burden on...

The whole healthcare system is facing an “existential crisis” in staffing as doctors and nurses are burnt out and leaving the profession in growing numbers, healthcare providers have warned. They emphasised the...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated an Elstree rehabilitation service inadequate and placed it in special measures, after an inspection found shortfalls in ensuring patient safety. The CQC inspected Cornerstone House,...

WPA has updated its health app to enable customers to upload cash plan receipts. The system is being modified from one which previously required customers to send receipts by posts to one...

Bupa expects to complete its £125m rebate to customers next week and revealed that use of its virtual GP service grew fourfold since the pandemic hit. But the insurer also emphasised concerns...

The Exeter has paid more than £1.5m in cash benefit for overnight hospital stays since it increased the level of refund as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Bryan, director of...

The UK may be home to twice the number of long Covid sufferers than first feared, with research suggesting the figure could be as high as two million. The Imperial College London-led...