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GPs warn of ‘double whammy’ for cancer patients as waits for appointments and tests mount up
Patients are facing a “double whammy” of delays, GPs have warned, as many struggle to meet demand for appointments and waiting times for vital cancer tests continue to mount up. Almost two...
Read moreL&G pays out £42.8m life insurance claims for Covid-19 since March
Legal & General paid £42.8m of life insurance claims in the UK for Covid-19 between March 1 and December 1, 2020. The provider confirmed that the figure represents 99% of all Covid-19...
Read morePrivate cancer care levels held firm throughout first lockdown, figures show
There was a significant surge in the volume of cancer care delivered by private hospitals and healthcare providers during the national lockdown in March and April, figures published this week reveal. Medical...
Read moreLatest details of UK private providers of coronavirus testing published
The Government has published latest details of private providers of coronavirus testing. The move comes with the Christmas period fast approaching and as more people look for ways to help them keep...
Read moreNumber of ‘long-Covid’ sufferers thought to be 150,000
Early estimates of the number of individuals who suffer from so-called “long-Covid” have been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), suggesting that it could have impacted more than 150,000 people....
Read moreSimplyhealth boss Romana Abdin to step down after seven years
Romana Abdin, the chief executive of Simplyhealth, is to step down from the role after seven years at the helm. A spokesperson for the healthcare provider confirmed that Abdin (pictured) will step...
Read moreTributes as ‘founding father’ of Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries passes away
Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...
Read moreLV= ends mutual status with £530m sell-off to private equity
LV= is giving up its mutual status and is selling its savings & retirement and protection businesses to Bain Capital, the private equity firm, for £530m. The deal follows the sale, for...
Read morePrivate hospitals back to full strength after pandemic hiatus
Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...
Read moreMEC appoints Geoff Maggs as head of international clients
Geoff Maggs has joined specialist healthcare intermediary Medical Expenses Consulting as head of international clients. Maggs (pictured) began his career in private medical insurance (PMI) began in 1990 working for Bupa, then...
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