PMI & Healthcare

Specialist intermediary Towergate Health & Protection has launched GP Hero, a new service that it says will enables employees to receive “unlimited advice” and “reassurance” from a doctor 24/7. The service –...

One in four employees say they need mental health support in 2021 after working through the pandemic, research shows. A third of employees are unhappy in their job – “largely thanks to...

The Mayo Clinic has appointed Richard Pisarski as head of business development in London, LaingBuissonNews.com reports. Pisarski, who has more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare in both private and public sectors,...

Millions of people across the country could be at risk of doing long-term damage to their eyesight due to the effects of working from home through the winter. Eye care specialists say...

There has been a comparitively small but significant increase in the number of people coming into contact with “secondary” mental health services in England, official figures show. Statistics from NHS England reveal...

The dentistry industry – demand for dental work and its supply – is taking a positive bounce forward in spite of the pandemic, it seems. Analysis carried out for Christie & Co...

The vast majority of employers have stepped up their efforts to support employee mental health as a result of the pandemic, research shows. Over 90% of businesses surveyed for Aon said they...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) – the independent, government-mandated source of information on privately-funded healthcare in the UK – has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors. A PHIN spokesperson...

Unum Dental is giving policy members an Amazon e-voucher to acknowledge the fact that many could not access surgeries or use some of their policy benefits while practices were closed during the...

Legal experts are warning that frontline healthcare workers could fall victim to a slew of Covid-related clinical negligence lawsuits. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it is worried that staff, “already at...