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Cigna is enhancing its Healthy Mind care pathway to allow self-referral to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), osteopaths and chiropractors for group private medical insurance scheme members.

Spire Healthcare Group and Bupa UK have announced a renewed long-term agreement for six years from April 2015.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has confirmed Medicash and April UK have joined as corporate members, taking the total membership to 14 providers.

Westfield Health has launched a new service that will enable customers to be prescribed medication over the phone or via an online consultation, and have it delivered to their home or work address.

Patients with lung cancer diagnosed when they go to hospital as an emergency often had difficulties in seeing their GP, a study has found.

The international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is seeing sweeping changes as the world economy pivots towards Asia and technology evolves, finds Thomas Smith.

Doctors, nurses and midwives are to be required to be open and honest about mistakes to patients in new guidelines.

Research into a blood test for many types of cancer has found over 800 markers in cancer patients' blood which could lead to early diagnosis, delegates heard at a conference.

The CQC has begun its first inspections of private hospitals, with two underway and a further six due for inspection this year.

The potential cost of employee mental health problems to businesses has been highlighted in two separate pieces of research from two insurers.