Healthcare

RedArc's team of professional nurses provided mental health care and support to 23 per cent more patients in 2023 than the previous year. According to analysis of its year-on-year data, it cites...

Around 14.2 million or 34 per cent of patients feel that the waiting time for their GP appointment took ‘too long’, while a further 10 per cent of patients say that their...

Lower productivity caused by ill-health sickness is costing UK businesses an extra £25 billion a year, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research.  The think tanks says...

Simplyhealth is adding a new dermatology service to its Health Plan product. This digital service will be offered through MySkinDoctor, and will enable customers to access online dermatology support remotely via their...

Economic inactivity due to long-term sickness remains “concerning high” according to the latest ONS labour market data. The figures for the three month from March to May this year show that 2.81...

The King's Speech today outlined the government’s goal to revamp healthcare, with particular emphasis on mental health. This will include changes to universal access based on need, reducing waiting times, emphasising prevention...

The number of internet searches for ‘private health insurance’ has increased by 83 per cent over the past three years.  The data, which relates to internet search in the UK, shows that...

Clients using Vitality’s ‘premier’ consultant service last year spent less time in hospital and were less likely to be readmitted, which consequently reduced the overall cost of their treatment, according to the...

It has been another year of very strong growth in the workplace healthcare and protection market, with an increase in the number of employees covered on group risk, PMI and cash plan...

  Balancing work with caring responsibilities can be tricky for a lot of people. We look at a few things your clients need to be aware of – and five things they...