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Key role for protection and PMI specialists as SME sector gets set for 2021 rebound
Protection and private medical insurance medical advisers looking to support SME businesses and grow the overall health benefits market – and in turn UK plc – have seen some potential avenues of...
Read moreFormer AA and Skandia UK chair takes on the role at Mercer
Mercer announced today the appointment of Ashok Gupta as chair of its UK board. Gupta will also chair the organisation’s Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee. Gupta succeeds Jane Barker, CBE, who...
Read moreOne in five say pandemic has prompted them to improve health and lifestyle, Simplyhealth poll finds
One in five people in Britain say that the wider societal and financial impact of the pandemic has encouraged them to take better care of their health and lifestyle, research shows. A...
Read moreCervical cancer alert as Covid-19 puts many off from going for tests
The grim prospect of surge in untreated cervical cancer cases is the latest bad news to be prompted by the disruption to healthcare systems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Women across the...
Read moreHalf of over-55s now prefer digital medical consultations to in-person ones
Half of UK patients over 55 now prefer digital tools instead of in-person medical consultations, research suggests. The report, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of Mobiquity, also found more than half...
Read moreRutherford Health strikes two-year deal to provide cancer services to NHS
Rutherford Health – the cancer specialist which works with a number of the UK’s private medical insurance providers – has entered into a deal with NHS England to provide treatment and diagnostic...
Read moreSenior Northern Ireland politician mulls private health U-turn as cancer surgery delays hit home
A senior minister in Northern Ireland’s parliament has said he is reconsidering his lifelong ideological opposition against private healthcare after he himself has fallen victim to the surge in cancer surgery delays...
Read moreMercer’s Tony Wood named in OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executives List for third year running
Tony Wood, Mercer Marsh Benefits’ UK & Ireland regional leader, has been named in the OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executives List for the third consecutive year. Wood is listed no 71 in the...
Read moreHospitals ordered to get cancer ops back up and running in spite of Covid
Cancer treatment must go ahead regardless of the impact of coronavirus on hospitals, health chiefs have said. The edict comes amid concerns that too many cancer operations and procedures are being shelved...
Read moreRedArc teams up with Careology to deliver personalised cancer support
Digital cancer care platform Careology has partnered with RedArc, the provider of long-term support for people facing serious illness, disability, trauma or bereavement. A RedArc spokesperson said that the new partnership will see...
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