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Health insurance news: Benenden Healthcare

A friendly society formed in 1905, Benenden is a not for profit organisation owned by and run for its members, of which there are a million in the UK. A membership group, not an insurance company, it has its own hospital in Benenden, Kent

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Race for cancer They fully understand the misery that cancer can cause. Some have family members who have suffered from the disease - one woman's cousin was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 35 and another lost her father to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Parents to blame for child obesity Parents are to blame for Britain's obesity crisis, which costs the economy £45 billion a year. Three in four adults said mums and dads make their children fat, while 49% of those surveyed blamed food manufacturers. Only 38% believe lack of sporting facilities is behind the problem, according to Benenden Healthcare. A recent Government report predicted that obesity will cost the UK £45bn...
Workers who are ill are reluctant to take time off Managers are being warned that sick employees often continue to come to work because they do not want their bosses to think they are "weak", a new report shows. The deal with Belfast-based owners Ballyrogan Holdings valued the hospital at more than £90 million. The 128 bed Kensington-based Cromwell is a private hospital well-known for its pioneering of state-of-the-art medical...
Ban made smokers quit, survey reveals More than 1.6 million smokers quit the habit when the ban on smoking in public places was introduced last year, says a survey of 1,022 British adults by Benenden Healthcare, the mutual healthcare provider. Since July 2007 14% of smokers have quit. London and the South East saw the largest proportion of smokers quitting, at 21% and 19% respectively. Good intentions were not always fulfilled. 21%...
Health insurance industry needs to unite The health insurance industry needs to unite and offer holistic products if it is to grasp the opportunities for growth which have opened up in the past year, a major new report from Benenden Healthcare Society says. Increasing dissatisfaction with the National Health Service, particularly with its inability to provide dental services plus the realisation by employers that health plans are...
Parents & families are to blame for obesity Parents and families are most to blame for the obesity epidemic, new research from Benenden Healthcare shows. And the responsibility for tackling the crisis is down to obese individuals themselves and their families. Three out of four UK adults believe parents and families are responsible for the UK's weight problems. Just one in two blame food manufacturers and less than two out of five believe...
It will become even harder to get an appointment with your local GP Many GPs are dissatisfied with their job, according to a new survey. More than half are unhappy with the amount of money the Government allocates to the NHS and two thirds are unhappy with their relationship with health service bosses. Almost half said they were unhappy with their workloads. The survey of 100 GPs was for Benenden Healthcare Society, a private health insurer for civil servants. It...
Regular exercise for a healthy lifestyle The average Briton gives up exercise at the age of 34, according to research from Benenden Healthcare. The survey of 1,000 adults found that on average men give up regular exercise at age 32, while women give up five years later at age 37. People in Yorkshire and Humberside have the highest average age at which people give up exercise at 49, while those in London have the lowest average age at...