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News : August 2007

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

Planning a long break? Fill any gaps in your insurance cover advises American Express By 2016 one in eight Britons will plan to retire abroad, whilst by 2025, two million Britons will own a second home abroad. Travellers planning an extended visit will require specialist insurance, as...
Ex-smokers 'still at risk of lung cancer' New research has shown that lung tissue can be permanently damaged by smoking, meaning that smokers who have quit still stand the possibility of getting lung cancer.The study, from the British...
Bupa expands care home provision Bupa has expanded the number of places available in its care homes with the acquisition of Avalon Care Homes.The private health company now has up to 300 care homes and said the acquisition...
Overgrown school area set for a makeover, Bupa Style Two Bupa Health Insurance teams are getting ready to get their hands dirty on Wednesday 29th August.They are set to clean up what is currently an overgrown area for local children at Brownlow Fold...
Quinn: Idea from Ireland Quinn Healthcare, who recently bought Bupa's Irish health insurance business, has a novel idea that UK insurers may want to copy. Quinn Direct, an insurer that operates in Ireland and the UK, is...
Bupa rebuffed by MBF MBF Australia Ltd has said no to a potential takeover from Bupa and decided instead on a share market listing. But the fate of MBF is far from sealed, with UK-based Bupa understood to be weighing up...
Patients may require more private treatment in future A new report has suggested that price guidelines from drug watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) may be too high for the NHS to afford.Nice calculated that if a...
Income protection insurance needs a revolution Insurer apathy is the biggest threat to the development of the income protection insurance market and the cause for the current sales slump, leading financial research company Defaqto warns in a new...
TheInsurance Surgery is moving The Insurance Surgery is expanding to new larger premises with effect from Wednesday 29th August 2007, new contact details are;- King Edward House1 JordangateMacclesfieldSK10 1ES Telephone Number...
Norwich Union revamps equity release proposition Norwich Union has launched its Equity Release Promise Service and added fixed interest rates and flat rate application fees to its equity release range. The Equity Release Service Promise processes...
Paymentshield pulls income protection product Paymentshield has withdrawn an income protection insurance product that provided protection to policyholders for the duration of their illness. Chris Traynor, sales and marketing director of...
Two Royals end insurance merger talks ROYAL Liver, the Liverpool-based insurer, has decided to go it alone, ending talks with the UK's largest mutual life and pensions company, Royal London. A merger would have been the largest tie-up in...
Consumers warned not to sunbathe after laser hair removal Health experts are reminding consumers undergoing laser hair removal of the need to avoid the sun afterwards, as this could damage the skin.People who do not follow the advice could suffer burning,...
Tobacco images to cut need for cancer treatment The government is introducing legislation requiring tobacco manufacturers to print graphic images on cigarette packets in a move designed to reduce smoking rates and cut the number of people...
Garlic may provide new cancer treatment Compounds found in garlic may provide a new brain cancer treatment, researchers have said.A study has revealed that organo-sulphur compounds may be able to kill brain cancer cells and help to combat...
NHS stroke services "lacking" Britain is the worst country in western Europe for treating stroke victims, a report published in this week's British Medical Journal has claimed.Despite spending as much, if not more, as leading...
Obesity surgery improves survival, study shows Patients who undergo obesity surgery can significantly improve their chances of survival, a new study has suggested.However, researchers noted that severely obese patients may be more likely to...
Consumers advised against unregulated pharmacies Experts have warned consumers to avoid buying medication from disreputable online pharmacies, many of which have no real credentials and could be offering fake drugs.Internet fraud advisers...
Unum slams Defaqto's income protection report Leading income protection insurer Unum has criticised Defaqto's recent report on the product An unhappy insurer says the report ignores the hard work insurers have been putting in to improve the...
Charity calls for improved care of the elderly A charity has called for improvements in the way Britain's elderly people are cared for following a report which shows many old people struggle with everyday activities in their own home.Help the...

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