AXA UK acquires Health-on-Line

AXA UK has completed the acquisition of specialist on-line health insurance provider, Health-on-Line.Axa says that leveraging Health-on-Line's IT capability will facilitate further development of...

Private healthcare referred to Competition Commission

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the private healthcare sector to the Competition Commission for further investigation into whether there are features...

Allianz Worldwide Care launches Dormancy Option

Allianz Worldwide Care, the international health insurer, has developed a new dormancy option in collaboration with Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers.The new plan feature, called...

Credit cards could refund PIP costs

Patients who have had faulty breasts implanted, for which they paid on their credit cards, may be eligible for reimbursement of the costs from...

Kent hospital gets funding worth £34m from Clydesdale

The Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery (KIMS) received £34m worth of funding earlier this month which means construction work can begin at the...

Expacare launches international plan for small companies

Expacare has launched the Choices Core Plan, a new international healthcare plan for small groups of employees.The scheme has been designed for groups of...

UKSH launches new physiotherapy app

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH), the independent healthcare provider has launched a physiotherapy app Pocket Physio for patients undergoing major hip and knee surgery. The company...

Concern raised over hip replacement implants

Since it has emerged that hip replacement operations may have left some patients with faulty implants, the industry has been far from uniform in...

Fast track booking for consultations

AXA PPP healthcare has extended its fast track booking service for members of its health insurance schemes, whose GPs refer them to a specialist...

Providers positive on Health and Social Care Act

As the Health & Social Care Bill has been finally passed by Parliament the independent sector, in or outside of the NHS, will look...