healthcare

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.

The health and care system needs ‘fundamental change' and greater certainty around cost efficiencies if it is to meet the needs of patients, MPs have warned.

British expats who have taken early retirement and moved to Europe will lose free access to local healthcare, the Telegraph has reported.

With the right treatment, over 65s can survive for many years after cancer - yet UK survival rates in older people are among worst in Europe as many are 'written off', new research has found.

I the first of a series of initiatives, mutual Benenden Health has launched a subsidiary ‘Benenden Wellbeing Limited' with a new initiative ‘Independent Living'.