healthcare

There has been an increase in the number of companies offering health benefits on an employee-paid basis with cost being a key consideration.

NHS consultants can and should do more work in out-of-hospital settings, says a report from The King's Fund.

Four out of five of the least popular employee wellness programmes are designed to stop smoking.

The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care report has been published, highlighting problem areas in care.

Services for the dying in Britain are unavailable 24 hours a day in 92% of areas in England from the NHS.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a final order confirming timescales for reforms following its investigation into the private medical insurance (PMI) market.

Intana has been registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), so that its services can be assessed to show they meet the necessary standards.

Responses to the Barker report published yesterday have been mixed. While some within involved industries have welcomed it unreservedly, others have offered more measured responses.

Who runs a hospital or surgery does not matter to 62% of the public, provided that everyone has access to healthcare, a survey has found.

Allianz Worldwide Care has launched healthcare plans to provide employees of European institutions with supplementary cover.