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Jelf Employee Benefits : response to the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ review of the NHS
Following today’s review of the NHS from the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Nuffield Trust think tank, Jelf Employee Benefits’ commercial director, Ronjit...
AMII : 2012 Summit programme announced
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has announced the programme for AMII 2012, its first Private Healthcare Summit on Tuesday, 3 July at...
Call for cosmetic surgery incurance scheme
An insurance plan covering cosmetic surgery patients has been suggested in the wake of the French breast implant issue.
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, who is...
First British state hospital takeover by a private firm
A private firm in Britain was given the green light Thursday to take over the management of a debt-ridden state hospital, in the country's...
Jelf employee Benefits : survey shows employers are likely to support benefits
According to a new survey from Jelf Employee Benefits, more employers are likely to support employee benefits following the Healthcare and Welfare reforms.
The survey...
OFT : launch of a dentistry market study
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a new study which examines whether the private and NHS dentistry markets are working well for patients.
The...
Health / court : an overweight man in court to fight for stomach surgery
A British man weighing 22 stone (139 kilograms, 306 pounds) launched a court appeal Monday against a decision to refuse him state-funded obesity surgery...
Diabetes : Britain faces diabetes time bomb as cases rise
A report from the NHS shows that hundreds and thousands of people with diabetes, including young people, could face complications and substantial hospital care...
AMII : annual conference at the Park INN, Heathrow
Hearts and minds are the focus for the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) 2011 Exhibition & Conference, which takes place...
British health service reforms to undergo changes
Medical experts in Britain called Monday for sweeping changes to planned reforms of the state-run National Health Service, an issue that has inflamed tensions...
British PM launches fightback over health service reform
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned that overhauling the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) was "essential" as he launched a fightback against...
Elderly Britons endure ‘harrowing’ hospital plight
A senior figure monitoring Britain's National Health Service (NHS) detailed "harrowing" cases of the neglect of elderly patients in a report released Tuesday.
One...
Short news : nurse filmed accidentally switching off Briton’s ventilator
A nurse was secretly filmed accidentally switching off a tetraplegic British man's life-support machine, leaving him with brain damage, the BBC reported Monday as...
EHIC Special report – Who is eligible for an European Health Insurance Card
If you are ordinarily resident within the United Kingdom then you will be entitled to a UK issued EHIC. If you are not a...
EHIC Special report – What cover does the EHIC provides
The EHIC can be used to cover any necessary medical treatment due to either an accident or illness within the European Economic Area and...
EHIC special report – Requirements for the European Health Insurance Card
To apply for an EHIC you will need to provide your name, date of birth and NHS or National Insurance number. In Scotland the...
Swine Flu vaccines start today in England’s NHS Hospitals
More than 11 million people in England will be offered it first.
NHS Hospitals will begin vaccinating frontline healthcare workers and their patients who fall...
Department of Health to develop National Liver Strategy
The Department of Health today is taking forward its commitment to tackling liver disease by recruiting a new National Clinical Director to lead the...
What is a private medical insurance?
What is private medical insurance?
Private medical insurance is designed to cover the costs of private medical treatment, for what are commonly known as ‘acute...
When do you need a private medical insurance ?
Private medical insurance usually means you can get treated quicker than going on the NHS. But make sure you check what is and isn’t...
