A woman in Northern Ireland who paid privately for cataract surgery is taking legal action to highlight lengthy NHS waiting lists in the region. Along with another woman who is taking similar...
Read moreThere has been a dip in satisfaction levels about insurers among SMEs, an industry poll has showed. The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) said that throughout 2019, 82% of SMEs were satisfied with...
Read moreEmployees are now more engaged in their organisation’s activities, goals and health and wellbeing benefits – perhaps as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic – research suggests. A snapshot – and a...
Read moreAlmost half of intensive care unit (ICU) staff are going through post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety thresholds, academics say. A study by King's College London shows nearly half of ICU staff...
Read moreGallagher has announced it is to acquire North West-based broker The Bollington Wilson Group for an undisclosed sum. Bollington, which was founded in 1973 as a local community broker, has since grown...
Read moreUK residents can now officially apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), the government has formally announced. Under Britain’s new agreement with the EU following Brexit, UK residents’ rights to...
Read moreMedicash, cash plan provider, has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board. Jonathan Brown and Jean Ellis assume the roles in a year in which Medicash marks its 150th anniversary since it...
Read moreA senior cancer specialist has warned that an increasing number of patients are likely to die as individuals with Covid-19 are “prioritised” over them as the country struggles to control the pandemic....
Read moreA fifth of workers who have been forced to self-isolate during the pandemic but are unable to work from home have received no sick pay or wages at all, union leaders have...
Read moreSwiss Re is to ‘double down’ on its efforts to make sure the insurance industry does all it can to support people with their health and wellness needs. The global insurance powerhouse...
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