Non-Covid patients 'in limbo' during pandemic

Group risk insurance offerings can provide a necessary lifeline to those caught in the NHS backlog, which includes an estimated three million people waiting for cancer screening, RedArc has urged. Figures revealed in October by Cancer Research UK showed that more than 350,000 people in the UK missed out on urgent referral to hospital with suspected cancer symptoms since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the nation at the end of March. By providing patients-in-waiting with access to an expert to discuss both their physical symptoms and anxiety caused by the delay, an employer can help the i...