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Almost half the UK population will get cancer in their lifetime by 2020, according to new projections from Macmillan Cancer Support.

Paul Robertson discusses the private medical insurance and cashplan markets with Simplyhealth's head of intermediary sales, Mike Wagg

Helping local authorities to tackle obesity is the focus of a NICE local government public health briefing published today, in a bid to reduce diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised the NHS against funding for a drug used for advanced ovarian cancer.

Suspected international PMI fraud of "considerable" size is currently under investigation after increasing activity in recent years, Axa PPP has reported.

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced £260m funding for NHS hospitals, to be invested in patient safety plans.

An employer has reported higher employee retention and morale after integrating cash plans as an employee benefit into the company.

The NHS' future following Lansley reforms and the Francis Report, and impact on private healthcare, will be top of the agenda at the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaires' annual private healthcare summit on 9 July.

Jeremy Hunt has announced NHS England will be tackling "shockingly low" dementia diagnosis rates, with plans that could identify and treat 160,000 people unknowingly living with the condition.

Knee pain sufferers are being let down by lack of treatment choice, Bupa has said.