PMI & Healthcare

The Care Quality Commission has ordered a London charitable hospital to make improvements to its surgical services following a recent inspection. The CQC carried out an unannounced inspection of the surgical services...

A private hospital rated inadequate and placed in special measures has been ordered to pay £5,070 at Bromley Magistrates’ Court after failing to display its Care Quality Commission (CQC) performance rating and...

The government is considering at least a 1% increase in National Insurance (NI) rates to improve social care and effectively tackle NHS backlogs, according to reports. According to The Daily Telegraph, prime...

Bupa is considering introducing pathway management for musculoskeletal (MSK), cardiology and skin cancer treatments as part of its latest deal with hospital network Circle Health. The agreement between Bupa and Circle means...

Two of the country's biggest private medical insurers have told Health & Protection they have been unaffected by the worsening blood test tube shortage hitting the NHS. However, Square Health branded NHS...

Global insurance group Discovery has allocated a further £155m (R3.1bn) towards Covid-related claims and policy lapses, including almost £20m at its UK-based insurers Vitality Health and Vitality Life. However, despite this further...

Zurich has appointed Caroline Dunn as chief underwriting officer in the UK to lead its underwriting strategy across all lines of business, subject to regulatory approval. Her appointment follows Hayley Robinson’s recent...

Cygnet Views has recruited a new hospital manager after the Care Quality Commission  rated the Derbyshire independent hospital inadequate overall and placed it in special measures. The CQC carried out an unannounced...

Stand-up comedian and television presenter Dara Ó Briain will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021. Ó Briain is one of the UK’s favourite entertainers and is best known for hosting...

Zurich has admitted that the launch of its private healthcare diagnosis product is unlikely to lead to a full private medical insurance (PMI) product to compete in the market. However, the insurer...