As private medical demand increases, so do the challenges regarding storing personal data. Paragon's Mitch Cornelia explores how a specialist provider can supply the security needed in light of GDPR
Log on to virtually any social media site - or tune in to any TV hospital drama, for that matter - and you will doubtless read protestations about the NHS being stretched to its limits. As a result, more people than ever are looking to private healthcare providers, whether this is through company schemes or their own individual policies. Figures show the number of individuals taking out such policies in 2015 rose by 2.1% - the first time that demand has risen since 2008 - according to healthcare research specialists LaingBuisson. The 2017 Private Healthcare UK Self-Pay Market Stud...
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