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News : November 2007

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

Friends Provident for sale? The likelihood that insurer Friends Provident will be sold or even broken up, increase dramatically as the embattled insurer embarks on a full-scale two-month strategic review after the departure of...
Income protection rip-off in the Public Sector Public Sector workers are ripped-off by protection insurance policies they cannot claim on due to the employee benefits they receive, according to Ant Insurance. John Needham, Director of Ant...
Brits value mobiles and pets over income protection Six out of ten Brits would refuse to part with their mobile in exchange for free income protection insurance, according to the results of the Protection Survey from Friends Provident. Indeed, Brits...
Make provision for long term care as early as you can Nobody likes to consider that their health will deteriorate as they get older and the likelihood they may need long term care facilities. However, making sensible provision while you still can is...
Non-disclosure is five times higher for paper applications Consumers are five times more likely not to disclose important medical and lifestyle information on paper applications than with tele-underwritten applications. AXA analysed data from more than 9,500...
Pregnancy smoking may lead to male infertility Men whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to need infertility treatment, researchers have said.Previous research had suggested a link between smoking during pregnancy and infertility...
Omega 3 could help reduce Alzheimer's Following a diet which is full of omega-3 oils could help cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease and similar conditions, new research suggests.A French study, published in the Journal of Neurology,...
India to invest $6.5bn in medical tourism The Indian government has announced that it plans to invest $6.5 billion (£3.14 billion) to encourage medical tourism.Tourism minister Ambika Soni said that "affordable hospitals and budget hotels...
Obese 'should be denied IVF' Obesity is believed to negatively affect female reproductive health, it has been claimed.Issuing guidelines on the issue, the British Fertility Society (BFS) recommended that all women should be...
Bat radar could aid cancer treatment Researchers believe that the technique used by bats to recognise their surroundings could one day improve cancer diagnosis, enabling more timely cancer treatment.Experts at the University of...
Exeter signs international claims handling deal Exeter Friendly Society, the private medical insurer, has signed an exclusive UK affiliation partnership with CareBridges International, an alliance of international insurers that aims to share...
BHSF goes football crazy Another big name in football has been added to the health cash insurer BHSF's portfolio. Celtic FC has become the latest team to choose BHSF as their provider for voluntary healthcare and insurance...
Fictional doctors better known than real ones Fictional medical characters such as Dr Watson and Dr Kildare are better known to British people than their pioneering real counterparts, according to a survey by health insurer BCWA. 59% of the...
Travel health insurance - the cost of dying It costs an average of nearly £6,000 to die in the UK after the cost of a funeral rose by 10% during the past year. The average cost of a funeral is now £2,390, with cremations, which account for 72%...
AXA scraps automatic GP reports for under 45s AXA has abolished automatic General Practitioner Report limits for consumers under 45 applying for Life or Critical Illness products.The changes are in response to feedback regarding the lengthy...
Travel insurance - Costa packet! Britons travel to Spain more than any other country but, without travel insurance, they could be in real financial difficulty if they need medical treatment and just rely on their European Health...
Hip and knee replacements cut pain and disability Hip and knee replacement surgery can significantly reduce pain and disability in older people with arthritis, researchers have said.Over nine million people in the UK suffer from arthritis, which...
Scientists develop skin cancer detection tool Engineers are developing a new tool that should improve diagnosis of malignant melanoma and enable more timely skin cancer treatment.The skin analyser tool is being developed by experts at the...
Obesity treatment in Edinburgh Residents of south-east Scotland will soon have the opportunity to benefit from private obesity surgery for the first time, it has emerged.Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh will offer the...
Contraception advice 'inadequate' British women are not getting sufficient advice on contraception from their GP, nurse or family planning clinic, a study has found.A survey of 1,004 childless career women by educational initiative...

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