PMI

Almost 20% of some NHS-funded operations are now carried out by the private sector, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

International PMI is a huge growth area but many advisers are reluctant to engage, a large advisory firm has said.

NHS staff wellbeing has a direct impact on patients' experience of healthcare, a study by the National Nursing Research Unit suggests.

The NHS Outcomes Framework for 2013 to 2014 has been published to help keep the system focused on measuring outcomes rather than targets.

The number of people in the UK living with lung cancer will have doubled by 2040 from around 65,000 in 2010 to around 137,000 and the number of women living with lung cancer will rise 35 times faster than in men, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned.

Unresolved complaints within the NHS are on the increase with a 50% rise in cases where the NHS didn't acknowledge it had made mistakes, the parliamentary and health service ombudsman has said.

Senior figures from the NHS, private and third sectors are calling on the Secretary of State to reform the healthcare procurement system, encouraging joint working between public and private sectors.

Simplyhealth is to base its entire private medical insurance business in Bristol, to close its Letchworth office and will delay the launch of its new product, Simply Employee Health.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) is not currently financially viable and looking to change its constitution to bring providers into the membership, its chairman has said.

Bupa is in "discussions" with advisers about reopening the adviser market for individual PMI products after going direct to consumer in July, COVER can exclusively report.