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Sedgwick, the risk, benefits and integrated business solutions provider, has appointed Nicola Dryden as UK chief client officer. Dryden (pictured) has over 20 years of experience working in the insurance sector. Most...

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 –...

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,...

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...

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...

Vitality, the private medical insurance, protection and wellbeing provider, is set to enter the car insurance market in the spring. Offered in addition to its health insurance, life insurance and investment products,...

NHS England has called on the independent/private healthcare sector to help it to manage the way that patients are discharged home from hospital. Independent/private sector providers for hospital at home services and...