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Bupa has announced completion of its acquisition of the largest private healthcare provider in Poland at a price of £325.5m.

Globality Health has launched an international health insurance plan for individuals, YouGenio® World.

Medicash has published its health insurance claims statistics for 2012.

Homeopathy through the NHS costs between £4m and £12m a year and is a waste of taxpayers' money, according to retiring scientific adviser to the government Professor Sir John Beddington.

Exeter Family Friendly has tweaked its PMI products in light of adviser demand.

Draft guidance has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in an aim to identify more clinically and cost-effective lung cancer treatment.

There are concerns that bowel cancer patients may have their access to vital drugs cut off in January 2014 when the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is due to come to an end.

The health and social care body NICE has opened consultation on draft guidance to help people stop smoking in secondary care, with a focus on acute mental health services and maternity.

Public satisfaction with the NHS stabilised last year after a record fall in 2011, according to The King's Fund.

Bupa has developed regenerative medicine support for healthcare commissioners with the backing of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.