Cashplans

PruHealth has joined with state healthcare bodies in backing the government's public health white paper.

A public health service for England will be created and the responsibility for public health devolved from Westminster to local authorities if government plans are approved.

Circle healthcare has become the first private company to take control of an NHS hospital.

Doctors' failure to address awkward health issues and patients' lack of willingness to disclose problems "create a worrying trend that could exacerbate the UK's health issues," Aviva has said.

Friends Provident has reminded the public that more than 40% of Britons support the introduction of a fat tax.

WPA is launching a healthcare cash plan to the individual and corporate markets.

More than a third of European workers would willingly sacrifice some of their pay for greater financial protection in the event of illness or injury, research suggests.

A new nationwide method for calculating NHS mortality rates has been unveiled following a national review.

BHSF is launching a 24-hour GP helpline for its cash plan clients which it hopes will fill the void left by the closure of NHS Direct.

A £200m per year cancer drugs fund for the NHS has been confirmed by the government.