PMI/Private Medical Insurance

The two main bodies representing doctors in the UK have pledged to continue battling the progress of controversial NHS reforms despite it being passed by the House of Lords.

Controversial NHS reforms have taken a step nearer with the government's Health and Social Care Bill surviving its latest stage in the House of Lords.

The government's contentious NHS reforms have commenced their second reading in the House of Lords among fresh controversy, including a renewed attack on the Prime Minister.

Lord Robert Winston has slammed the government's Health and Social Care Bill saying there was "a hell of a lot wrong with it" and said it did not address patients basic medical needs.

Allianz has extended the range of pre-existing health conditions it will cover on its Worldwide Care international private medical insurance (IPMI) plan.

Almost 400 public health experts have given the government's NHS reforms a damning review.

Bupa has been named as the official health insurance partner of UK Sport for the next two years, including the London Olympics.

Cancer experts have concluded that countries in the developed world are overprescribing very expensive drugs that produce marginal benefit.

Cigna has reached a deal to buy protection and travel insurance provider FirstAssist with the aim of growing its UK presence.

Now Health International's network of approved hospitals, clinics and medical practitioners around the world has surpassed 1,400 in its first six months.