A fifth of bowel cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency

The chances of survival are worse when diagnosed late. A fifth of patients with bowel cancer in England and Wales are diagnosed in an emergency presentation such as A&E, figures show. The annual National Bowel Cancer Audit reveals that in the year to 31 March...

Mental health: it’s everyone’s business

Bupa Global recently held their annual conference at Somerset House, London. The event updated brokers on new approaches, successes and initiatives including a focus on customer service and investment on digital technology. The stand out part of the event was a panel...

‘Health tax’ putting extra strain on NHS

Patients driven away from private healthcare cost National Health Service ‘more than £1bn a decade’  Research from Bupa and economic experts Cebr has found that the thousands of private patients pushed back to the NHS due to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) are...