healthcare

The Private Hospital Information Network (PHIN)'s publication of new performance measures in April 2017 will focus on hospitals, with consultant-level performance measures to follow in 2018.

Bupa Cromwell Hospital and Health Clinics in London have introduced a prostate cancer diagnosis pathway as new research into the effectiveness of MRI scans has been published.

VitalityHealth has promoted its head of underwriting Pippa Andrews to director of corporate business.

Demand for UK private medical cover increased in 2015 reversing a declining trend in recent years according to LaingBuisson.

AXA PPP Healthcare is sponsoring the NEW OLD exhibition exploring the potential for design and designers to enhance the experience of later lives.

Health Shield has acquired Prevent plc, a specialist in workplace health screening and occupational health risk surveillance assessment.

After the British Red Cross last week compared the pressures facing the NHS to a "humanitarian crisis", nurses have reported serious concerns over the quality of care they can provide, in what for many are "the worst conditions they have ever experienced."...

The workplace could be the best place for the mass adoption of health tech in the UK helping to improve and maintain employees' health through company wellness programmes - if only workers got more support from their employers, research has found.

Simplyhealth is to become the title sponsor of the UK's biggest mass participation running series - Great Run - which includes the world's largest half marathon, the Great North Run.

Punter Southall Health & Protection (PSHP) has enhanced its suite of expatriate benefits solutions to offer higher levels of benefits, support and insurance for expats and their families pre, during and post overseas assignments.