Babylon and Bupa extend partnership for three more years

Gives Bupa customers access to Babylon health app

Hemma Visavadia
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Digital health platform Babylon and Bupa have agreed to extend its partnership for an additional three years.

The partnership which was formed in 2015 gives Bupa customers access to the Babylon health app. The app provides symptom checkers, 24/7 virtual consultations, access to a clinicians and health monitoring services. James Sherwood, general manager for operations and healthcare management at Bupa UK Insurance, said: "Having fast access to GP care is increasingly important for our customers to support their everyday health and wellbeing." "We've seen growing use of the service over the past two years, with around 8,000 appointments a week. We're pleased to continue working with Babylon to...

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