PMI & Healthcare
Aon-Willis Towers Watson merger in doubt as DoJ lawsuit disputes health benefits business sales
The merger of Aon and Willis Towers Watson has been thrown into doubt as the sale of the pair's US health benefits businesses has proven "wholly insufficient" to allay the US Department...
Read moreEmployer health schemes must support people ‘adversely impacted’ by pandemic
Workplace health and wellbeing programmes around the world must recognise and support the needs of people who have been hardest hit by the pandemic, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD)...
Read moreAdvisers need ‘a different sort of conversation’ with clients on long Covid
Effective employer wellbeing strategies to tackle the threat posed by long Covid need to be underpinned by a solid framework of agencies including insurers and wellbeing providers. And advisers muct be at...
Read moreFour key steps to help manage employee stress – Lythgoe
At a time when employees are largely continuing to work remotely, it is especially vital that businesses have a plan in place to support their wellbeing and alleviate stresses associated with the...
Read morePrivate hospitals piloting national data alignment programme
HCA Healthcare and Spire Healthcare are among the first private care providers to take part in the Acute Data Alignment Programme bringing together patient data from the NHS with private healthcare. The...
Read moreWorkplace health vital for years as pandemic impact only ‘tip of the iceberg’
Wellbeing will remain atop the corporate agenda for many years as the world has “only seen the tip of the iceberg” from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and wellbeing benefits are also likely...
Read moreScotland extends free dental healthcare to all 18 to 25 year olds
The Scottish government is extending free dental healthcare to all young people. The government says the amendments to regulations which cover the cost of NHS dental care will mean around 600,000 young...
Read moreAMII members expect growing demand for private healthcare in 2021
Lengthening NHS waiting lists, the appeal of digital healthcare and quicker treatment are just some of the reasons the majority of Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) members expect to see...
Read moreCromwell Hospital adds radiotherapy and MRI scanner for cancer treatment
The Cromwell Hospital has added an innovative combined radiotherapy machine and MRI scanner to help treat some of the most difficult cancers. The ViewRay MRIdian MR Linac which has been installed in...
Read moreMPS criticises plans for investigating doctors
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has criticised government proposals to stop the General Medical Council (GMC) investigating doctors’ fitness to practice on health grounds. The concerns feature in MPS's response to to...
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