30/09/2011PruHealth partner with National Trust for Walking FestivalThe National Trust has announced its first ever Walking Festival in partnership with PruHealth , to inspire everyone to explore the outdoors. From 22nd to 30th October 2011 over 150 National Trust properties...
30/09/2011Prostate cancer drug Cabazitaxel refused on NHS, but may be available for PMI customersCabazitaxel, a drug that has been shown to extend the life of advanced prostate cancer sufferers has been deemed too expensive for use on the NHS by The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), but...
29/09/2011Failure to vaccinate NHS staff puts patients without health insurance at risk of fluPatients without private health insurance are at greater risk of the flu, as latest NHS statistics reveal that only 34.7% of NHS staff were vaccinated in 2010, a year which saw more than 600 patients die...
29/09/2011Poor lifestyle choices put Scots at greater risk of cancerLatest figures reveal that poor diet is a major health issue in Scotland, and could lead to a rise in cancer cases across the country. Health insurance policies may offer a solution, by...
28/09/2011100 jobs could be lost as NHS call centres look set to closeThree NHS call centres are due to close soon, leading to the loss of 100 jobs, mostly among qualified nurses. This comes after news that 2,000 nursing places have been cut in England , whilst new staff are...
28/09/2011Unacceptable care in Swansea NHS hospital may have contributed to patient deathUnacceptable levels of care in an NHS hospital could have contributed to the premature death of a patient, a watchdog has discovered. Paul Ridd was 53 when he died of respiratory issues in Swansea’s NHS...
28/09/2011NHS should lower bowel cancer screening age to 50, charity has warnedA new study has revealed that bowel cancer is far more common in men in their early 50s than originally thought, a fact which may encourage people to take out private health insurance for cancer...
27/09/2011Caffeine wards off depression in female coffee drinkersFemale health insurance customers who are concerned about their mental health should drink several cups of coffee a day, new research has revealed. Published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study...
27/09/2011New televised lottery on our screens, but the true 'Health Lottery' is the NHSA new televised lottery will soon be launched in the UK with the aim of tackling health inequalities, but millions of Brits are already taking part in their own lottery- the NHS postcode lottery. New...
26/09/2011New prostate cancer drug radium-233 chloride successfully trialledTrials for a new prostate cancer drug have been stopped early because the huge success rate makes it ‘unethical’ not to offer the drug to everyone taking part. Radium-233 chloride was being trialled on...