Royal London restarts physical medical screenings

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Adam Saville
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Medicals Direct Group and Square Health have introduced safety controls to minimise health risks

Royal London will resume medical screenings for protection applicants from Thursday, 11 June. The insurer said its medical screening partners, Medicals Direct Group and Square Health, have introduced safety controls in light of COVID-19 to minimise the health risks for applicants. The new processes include the mandatory use of personal protection equipment and single use equipment wherever possible. All repeatedly used equipment, for example iPads, will be disinfected before every appointment. Royal London, which is not offering virtual medical screenings at present, added that som...

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