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The potential for growth in the UK's private healthcare system could be £2bn a year if the sector makes key improvements around value, accessibility and transparency, Bupa has projected.

Charities and medical associations have warned the government the NHS ‘is at breaking point' with cancer treatment waiting lists, the care of mental health patients and long-term care named as key areas for improvement.

The dominance of mis-selling claims about protection products remains an issue for the industry, the Financial Ombudsman's Melissa Collett has warned.

The increasing success of international private medical insurance is being matched by a rise in fraudsters targeting the market. Andrew Apps outlines the problem

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a final order confirming timescales for reforms following its investigation into the private medical insurance (PMI) market.

COVER's sister title WSB has exclusively revealed that the introduction of the Health and Work Service (HWS) has been delayed until December.

AXA PPP Healthcare has appointed Chris Horlick to the role of distribution director.

Insurers paid out around £8m to policyholders claiming on protection policies and £7m to private medical insurance customers receiving treatment during 2013 each day, the ABI has revealed.

Now Health International has launched a video to target Chinese local national high net worth clients as international private medical insurance clients.

Standard wellness checks are not providing sufficient detail to give patients a thorough understanding of their state of health according to the European Scanning Centre.