PMI

Changes to the commissioning and regulation of health services are needed following the NHS five year forward view.

One in four people has said it took someone they know to have a heart attack for them to take their heart health more seriously, research has found.

COVER investigates the trend for insurers to launch virtual private GP access and asks whether this could be the game changer that PMI has been looking for.

Over 98% of patients are satisfied with the overall experience provided by their doctor, an analysis of doctors' appraisals has found.

Changes to the NHS' handling of complaints and avoidable deaths have been announced following the second Francis report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Nine in ten people think cancer screening is "almost always a good idea," despite lower take up rates, a survey for Cancer Research UK has found.

Bupa Global, the international health insurance arm of Bupa, has launched its first tiered range of international private medical insurance (IPMI) products in the UK.

A fifth (20%) of the adult population has spent around £20.7 billion on private operations and medical procedures (excluding cosmetic surgery) over the past 10 years - the equivalent of around £2.07 billion a year.

VitalityHealth has made changes to its executive team to capitalise on ‘growth opportunities' in the private medical insurance (PMI) market.

The ‘upheaval' caused by the Health and Social Care Act, implemented by the Coalition government, has been ‘damaging and distracting' according to a major report.