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News : June 2010

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

Proposals for changes continue the confusionThe insurer trade body ABI has made another attempt to change the name and definition of total and permanent disability (TPD). This time the proposal is; irreversible life-changing disability.
The key to managing a healthy workforceFriends Provident has launched a new assistance programme to offer help and advice to employees. The new support package, free to all group income protection policyholders, aims to help companies...
World Cup sponsors 'unhealthy'Several sponsors of the World Cup have been condemned for providing unhealthy messages to children watching the games. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) criticised McDonald's, Coca Cola and...
Cosmetic surgery procedure chosen by sports starA sports star has chosen to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure in order to boost her performance on court. Simona Halep, a teenage tennis player, has decided to reduce her breasts from a 34DD down...
Vale Hospital takes health provision in Wales forwardA new era in healthcare provision in Wales is marked today [1 June 2010] as the new Vale Hospital, at Hensol Park, opens. This is part of Vale Healthcare's multi-million pound development. The Vale...
General Healthcare Group acquires stake in leading cosmetic surgery groupThe UK's largest independent provider of private healthcare, General Healthcare Group (GHG), whose primary business is BMI Healthcare, has acquired a 42 percent stake in Transform, the country's...
People put off health checks by costOne in three are putting off medical checks because of concern about costs, suggests new research commissioned by cash plan provider HSF. The survey of over 2,000 people says 32% of men and 43 % of...
Accident-prone Scots fail to protect themselvesAs summer approaches and Scots start to head abroad for their summer break, new research by Bank of Scotland reveals that one in ten Scots suffered a medical problem or emergency. More worryingly,...
Fortis adds Best Doctors service to life and income protection plansFortis Life has added the Best Doctors service to its Your Life Plan life and income protection and Real Life Cover policies. The Best Doctors service provides customers with access to worldwide...
Employers urged to safeguard employees' eye health in the workplaceThe ScreenSmart campaign is a new charitable initiative designed to provide employers with practical advice and resources to help care for employees' eye health.
The forgotten life insurance productFamily Income Benefit (FIB) may sound like a government benefit but it is a little-known life insurance product that can cost less and pay out more than traditional policies.
Irish government puts VHI up for saleState owned Irish insurer will be privatised as part of a plan to ensure that the elderly and ill are not targeted for higher health insurance premiums. But while it is good news for older customers,...

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