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News : September 2007

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

Saga launches price comparison site Saga has launched ConfidentCover.com, an insurance price comparison site for the over-50s. Confident Cover.com has innovative tools that enable customers to tailor their cover so they get the right...
Consider financial protection on World Alzheimers Day LifeSearch finds the best ways to protect against the financial loss that could be caused by Alzheimers disease, as part of World Alzheimers Day on 21 September. Worrying news from the London School...
Low-income families more likely to need obesity treatment Low-income groups face particular difficulties that make it more likely that individuals will become overweight and need obesity treatment, experts have said.A spokeswoman for the British Nutrition...
Minority of children get enough exercise A tiny proportion of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, researchers have said.According to experts at the University of Bath, 95 per cent of boys and 99.6 per cent of...
Woman is oldest hip replacement patient A 101-year-old woman has become the oldest patient ever to have a hip replacement operation.Lily Wauters, from Staffordshire, was in constant pain before undergoing the procedure at Sutton...
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...
Westfield Health continues life-saving initiative Westfield Health has continued its initiative to provide free life-saving equipment to the community. The company has donated nine defibrillator machines to a variety of organisations across South...
Westfield health launches surgery and cash plan combination Westfield Health has combined surgery cover with a health cash plan in a groundbreaking move to help employers cut sickness absence. Surgery Choices is now available as an add on benefit to...
Sheffield cancer care gets charity boost Westfield Health has given its support to improve cancer care facilities in Sheffield. The company has donated more than £25,000 to Weston Park Hospital to provide a 'Look Good, Feel Good Suite' in...
Sick Brits in for a nasty European shock Three in five Brits mistakenly think an E111 will cover treatment in Europe (Source: GFK surveyed 2,000 British adults in August 2007) More than half of those Brits heading off for the ski resorts of...
People prefer to contact insurers by phone The majority of people prefer to contact insurers by phone, says research from Standard Life Healthcare. The survey of 1,021 adults found that 59% prefer to use the phone, followed by the web (18%),...
Expats health insurance - A new life in the sun? Thousands of Britons emigrate every year, citing better jobs, more favourable weather and large ex-pat communities as their motives for the move. As young families struggle to keep their heads above...
Improved skin cancer treatments in the UK Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have conducted a study into a new jet injection system that has the potential to significantly improve skin cancer treatment.The needle-free system...
FSA fines mortgage firm and its chief executive The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Hadenglen Home Finance Plc (Hadenglen) £133,000, and its chief executive £49,000, for inadequate systems and controls when recommending re-mortgages...
Australian private hospitals group buys Capio UK Ramsay Healthcare, the largest private hospitals group in Australia, has bought the UK's fourth largest private hospitals operator Capio UK for £193 million, it has been confirmed.The hospital group,...
Womb lining plays role in obese women's infertility Spanish researchers have reported that the lining of the uterus, or the endometrium, may be a significant factor in explaining some obese women's infertility, according to Reuters.Typically, women...
Why Take a Critical Illness Insurance Policy Cover? Darlene Kaitlin of insurance intermediary Essential Health says; Critical illness insurance is a policy that helps you to afford the medical treatment for a life threatening disease. Medical...
HSBC re-writes the protection rulebook HSBC is re-writing the protection rule book with the launch of its LifeChoices plan, a one-stop-shop product that incorporates four key elements of protection and strips down the underwriting process...
DoH figures reveal infertility treatment variation New figures from the Department of Health (DoH) have shown that fertility centres across the UK greatly differ in the criteria needed to get access to IVF treatment.The survey from the DoH looked at...
Engage Mutual use voice of Sarah Parish to draw customers Next week Engage Mutual Assurance launches a new TV campaign to profile its Whole of Life product. The Harrogate based mutual has used the voice of actress Sarah Parish of Cutting It and Peak...

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