Dr Helen Hartley appointed associate medical director at Aviva

Joins from Bupa

John Brazier
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Aviva has announced the appointment of Dr Helen Hartley as associate medical director within its private medical insurance clinical team.

Hartley joins Aviva from Bupa where she has held the role of UK insurance medical director for the past four years. She will "complete" the insurer's clinical team, led by Dr Subashini M, and including Dr Doug Wright and Dr Jochem Caris. Aviva stated Hartley possesses "a deep understanding" of the clinical, ethical, and regulatory aspects of private healthcare, which will support its "continuing drive towards value-based healthcare funding." Commenting on her new role, Hartley said: "It's a great opportunity to work at Aviva, as its focus and achievements in value-based healthcare ...

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