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Employers are increasingly looking for their private medical insurance (PMI) scheme to cover long term chronic conditions of employees, two insurers have agreed. Bupa and WPA acknowledged they were increasingly hearing from...

Munich Re has announced it will not renew existing contracts in Russia and Belarus and has suspended all new business. The group added it will do the same with its investments in...

The NHS backlog is continuing to drive people towards private healthcare and hospitals are confident about growing volumes of work from insurers, according to research from private hospitals. A study by the...

Insurers are not paying private consultants enough and this is contributing to a potential capacity crunch as they leave the market, WPA has said. The insurer emphasised that hospital capacity was generally...

Almost four in 10 employers have increased virtual healthcare support during the pandemic, according to research fromgroup risk industry body Grid. The research found 38% of businesses had increased support that can...

There is very little chance of a tax break for private medical insurance (PMI) despite government’s “strong support” for the private healthcare sector, according to the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The...

The private healthcare industry has been warned that it must avoid greenwashing as it becomes more aware of carbon reduction targets and the need to become more environmentally responsible. Law firm Hill...

Mercer has expanded its executive reward team with the appointments of Andrew Marshall and Nicolas Stratford to lead engagements with remuneration committee and HR clients. The pair will report to Peter Boreham,...

Mental health services received a record 4.3 million referrals in 2021, according to analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The analysis of NHS Digital data revealed there were 3.3 million referrals...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has added data about serious injuries caused during treatment at private hospitals to its regularly published statistics. Figures from PHIN also showed that 156,000 more patients...