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News : February 2008

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

Bupa International launches new health cover for customers in Latin America and the Caribbean Bupa International has launched five new health insurance plans specifically designed to meet the healthcare needs of people living in Latin America and the Caribbean who want cover for treatment at...
Vaccine 'could halt' prostate cancer An experimental prostate cancer vaccine has stopped development of the disease in 90 per cent of test cases on mice, it has been reported.Researchers from California tested the new vaccine on 20 mice...
Bupa relaunches income protection plan Bupa’s individual income protection plan is now even more affordable and comprehensive, yet flexible enough to meet individual needs. The revised plan includes a number of innovative...
Private care home gets £1m revamp An Essex private care home has undergone a significant development programme, with additional bedrooms and facilities being added for residents' comfort.Colonia Court has benefited from a £1...
Bupa welcomes homecare support findings Bupa Care Homes has welcomed a report from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), which found that under-funded services are failing to support older people in their own homes.The CSCI...
Employees to swap stilettos for slippers on Friday 1 February To support Samaritans Stress Down Day, employees across the UK will be switching off their email and wearing their slippers to work. Bupa and WPA are supporting the event and allowing employees to...
Young people give thumbs-up to cosmetic surgery Men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 are particularly likely to approve of cosmetic surgery, new figures show.A study by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Asaps) found that...
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...
Fall in cost of laser eye surgery Laser eye surgery is becoming cheaper in the UK as the procedure becomes more popular.Figures show that there has been an 80 per cent fall in the cost of laser eye surgery for people with short...
Millions of Britons would consider cosmetic surgery The latest survey of attitudes towards cosmetic surgery suggests that nearly half of Britons would consider going under the knife in the name of beauty.Research from Mintel found that 44 per cent...
BMI Healthcare acquires nine new hospitals BMI Healthcare has acquired nine hospitals across England, it has emerged.The private healthcare group has purchased hospitals in Birmingham, Bury St Edmonds, north London, Gerrards Cross, Harrogate,...
Brits choose overseas dental treatment A new survey has found that 1.29 million British people have had dental treatment abroad since 2003 because of the cost savings.Dentale, a newly launched dental implant clinic, surveyed over 1,000...
Teens at risk of skin cancer from sunbeds A new survey has revealed that 60 per cent of teenage girls in Liverpool may need skin cancer treatment in the future as a result of using sunbeds.Sunbeds emit UV rays, which have been shown to...
Spinal surgery 'better than non-surgical options' A new study has found that spinal surgery is more beneficial for patients with a condition called spinal stenosis than non-surgical treatment options.Spinal stenosis occurs when the passage in the...
New private clinic recommended for Kent Patients in Kent could soon benefit from a new private clinic currently under consideration by the local council.The clinic was recommended for approval at a recent meeting of Maidstone council,...
Unum removes last exclusion from individual income protection products Unum has removed the HIV/AIDS exclusion from its range of individual income protection products. The disability insurer now has no standard exclusions on its cover. Linton Penman, head of retail...
Treatment in Spain health website launched A new website Treatment in Spain goes live today offering a wide range of private health and medical services to British expatriates living in Spain, as well as English speaking tourists visiting the...
Using older embryos may boost infertility treatment A new infertility treatment that uses slightly older embryos could improve pregnancy rates and reduce the number of multiple births, researchers have said.The news is likely to be welcomed by health...
Lack of tooth brushing poses oral risk Many Britons are putting their dental health at risk by not bothering to brush their teeth twice a day, new research shows.A study commissioned by Denplan found that only 61 per cent of people brush...
Reduced salt may prevent need for obesity treatment Limiting the amount of salt contained in a child's diet could help to prevent the need for obesity treatment new research suggests.Children who ate less salt were found to drink fewer sugar-sweetened...

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