PMI & Healthcare

One in three people have not gone to their GP for ongoing health symptoms since the pandemic began, research shows. Many do not want to ‘waste their doctor’s time’ while others are...

The number of routine operations being carried out in the NHS fell by nearly a quarter in January as hospitals tried to cope with the influx of coronavirus patients during a difficult start...

The insurance industry has pledged to embed “signposting” still further in order to help customers better access its products and services. The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) made the call as it...

Resilience has been put at the heart of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s  vision for the next year as the trade body published its manifesto for 2021. The trade body used the...

Patients can expect to wait for more than 12 months to receive routine NHS procedures ‘for some years’, health bosses have warned. Waiting more than a year for treatment will become ‘normal’...

The number of people buying private health insurance for the first time has doubled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, sales figures suggest. UK protection comparison site ActiveQuote said that sales...

AXA UK is investing over £800,000 in a data academy in a move designed to upskill its workforce, support decision-making and enhance customer outcomes. The financial services giant said that this is...

Employee benefits provider Unum has said that increased interest from family members is one reason behind a major rise in the number of registrations for its health and wellbeing and remote GP...

MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN) has partnered with California-based healthtech firm SimpleTherapy to help multinationals tackle the issue of musculoskeletal conditions, either in the workplace or while working from home. Founded...

HealthHero – the digital/virtual healthcare provider that was previously Medical Solutions – has partnered with a not-for-profit Covid-19 testing provider to offer RT-PCR tests and antibody tests at a reduced price. Testing...