News: December 2005

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest information on Treatment news.

Discounts on medical insurance for rugby players

Rugby Union ruling body, the RFUW , have arranged a special deal with insurance brokers e-Xcellent health. PruHealth, only via e-Xcellent health , will provide additional benefits to anyone...

PruHealth encourages policyholders to reduce salt consumption
	Private health insurer PruHealth is backing the government campaign to get us all to reduce our salt consumption. Too much salt increases the risk of major heart disease and strokes. Salt is...

Private hospitals and insurers join forces to promote private healthcare
	For the first time ever, a group of health insurance insurers and independent private hospitals have combined to launch a major television and newspaper advertising campaign to promote the benefits of...

Westfield Health reshapes health cash plans

Westfield Health has reshaped its health cash plans.The Advantage and the Good4You plans now include improved benefits for dental and optical cover. They also provide new benefits including a GP...

Long term care insurance : Prices increase

AXA Sun Life (Axa health insurance) premiums for its pre-funded Long Term Care insurance products are increasing by an average of 60% for new and existing customers. The...

Norwich Union Healthcare improves expatriate health insurance benefits

Norwich Union Healthcare has added to and improved the range of benefits on Global Care and Global Care Plus, its international and expatriate private medical insurance range. Enhancements...

Joint advertising campaign to promote private healthcare
	For the first time ever, a group of insurers and independent hospitals have combined to launch a major television and newspaper advertising campaign to promote the benefits of private healthcare. Six...

New health cash plan for the over 60's from HSA

HSA has launched a simple and affordable new health cash plan product for the over 60's. Costing from as little as £2 a week, features include a free advice helpline. This new health...

Exeter Friendly caps shared care plan

Exeter Friendly Society has announced that it has capped the liabilities on its co-payment plan, Shared Care. Exeter made these changes following feedback from customers. Shared Care...

Expatriate health insurance: New scheme for Thailand

UK based BUPA International is Thailand's largest health insurer. It has just introduced a unique Sunshine Plan for expatriates, offering six months of coverage, suited to those who take extended...

Private hospitals outperform the NHS for cleanliness

The Times newspaper reports that Healthcare Commission inspectors have found that only one third of hospitals in England meet the top standard for cleanliness. Private hospitals, included in the...

Cosmetic surgery becomes the norm
	"A nip/tuck now seen as normal by British women" Cosmetic surgery is now a normal part of everyday life for British women, a survey by BUPA reveals. Over 80% of women believe cosmetic...

New technique to aid treatment of breast cancer
	Sentinel lymph node surgery is one of the latest breast surgery techniques available in this country, and is used to detect the spread of cancer. Now available at The Princess Margaret Hospital , this...

New treatment for prostate cancer available at the Cromwell Hospital
	Prostate brachytherapy – a new treatment for prostate cancer “One stage” prostate brachytherapy, also known as Permanent Seed Implant Therapy is now being performed at the Cromwell...

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