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Women are being urged to attend tests to assess the risk of cervical cancer, as figures emerged this week suggesting that almost a third of the female population have never been for any type of health screening. Almost a third (29%) of more than 1,000 women surveyed for Bupa by Ipsos MORI say [...] AXA PPP healthcare have followed Aviva UK Health’s lead by removing limits on its cancer cover. The moves come in the wake of changes made last year by Bupa, the largest private medical insurance (PMI) provider in the UK, which announced that it would no longer sell corporate health insurance schemes which feature overall cost or [...] Employee time off work may have doubled since the introduction of the fit note, the replacement system for the traditional sick note introduced in 2010, according to the UK’s largest absence management specialist. A study carried out by FirstCare suggests that workers who went to their GP for a fit note were [...] British businesses may need to work harder to ensure that the employee benefits they offer are both relevant and properly communicated over the next twelve months, as staff dissatisfaction with pay and bonuses soared in 2011. Figures published today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) suggest that the [...] Bupa has announced that it will take further steps to reduce its use of BMI Healthcare hospitals in 2012. The insurer has already confirmed that 12 BMI Healthcare hospitals will not be recognised from 1 January next year but has now warned intermediaries that another 24 hospitals are likely to be removed when its [...] It’s often said that a company’s workforce is its biggest asset. And at a time when pay increases are minimal, there’s never been a greater need for employers to enhance the employee benefits package they offer to their staff.
Corporate paid health cash plans work as stand alone low cost healthcare products, or as a complement [...] The chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) private practice committee says it is “completely opposed” to Bupa’s new referral process for corporate customers. Derek Machin, who is a consultant urological surgeon at Aintree University Hospital, said of Open Referral: “It’s disingenuous, even insulting to GPs, to suggest that they are [...] Aviva UK Health has revamped its cancer cover in response to demand for a more comprehensive offering. Bupa has long promoted its commitment to comprehensive cancer cover as a strength of its offering and highlighted the limitations its competitors have put on cover. Now Aviva UK Health, the third largest player in the PMI market, [...] All Bupa’s Corporate Select customers will have to choose from a list of consultants selected by Bupa, from January 2012, the insurer has announced, in a move that represents a huge shake-up of the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The Open Referrals process means that, instead of referring these patients directly to [...] Elderly women are unaware that they are more at risk of developing breast cancer than younger women, according to a new survey. Charity Breast Cancer campaign surveyed almost 500 women aged over 70 and found that less than 2% knew that their age group was at the greatest risk of the disease. They [...] |
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