When you are looking at the benefits available to your employees and have 50 or more employees to consider, Healthshield are one of the UK’s leading providers who are able to offer a tailored cash plan.
5 added value benefits for Private Medical Insurance policyholders
Many insurers now offer you east access to primary care via GP services. You can access a qualified GP either via telephone, video consultation or mobile app. In doing this, the private medical insurance providers help you to avoid waiting for an appointment with your NHS GP.
Mouth Cancer Action Month November 2017
Mouth cancer can strike in a number of places, including the lips, tongue, gums and cheek. Given that early detection is so crucial for survival, it’s extremely important that you know what to look out for.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day 2017
November 16th 2017 will see the very first Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) awareness day. Approximately half a million people in the United Kingdom living with CBS. The awareness day is aiming to tell everyone about the impact CBS has on people’s lives. SELVIS, KAB, Esme’s Umbrella, Macular Society, London’s ECLOs, Vision UK and others are working together to deliver a Free CBS workshop and networking lunch in London. What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS)? Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a condition that is common amongst people who have lost their sight. It causes you to see things that are not really there…
World COPD Day – 15th November 2017
Wednesday the 15th November is World COPD day and the British Lung Foundation are raising awareness of COPD. They are trying to find the missing millions across the UK who have this condition and don’t even know it. The British Lung Foundation want to help suffers to get the treatment and support they deserve. What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), describes a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to empty air out of the lungs because the airways have been narrowed. Two of these lung conditions are persistent bronchitis and emphysema. These two conditions can occur…
Business Health Plans from Bupa Global
If your business is based in the United Kingdom but your employees need to travel for business, you may want to cover them via International private medical insurance
Private Prescriptions from The Exeter
Many private medical insurance providers offer added benefits for their policyholders . If you have a policy with The Exeter you can access their private prescription service. What is the private prescriptions service from The Exeter? This service is available if you are insured with The Exeter and is a follow-up to their GP Helpline service. It provides you with a hassle-free way of receiving medication, without a trip to an NHS doctor. When should this service be used? This service is most commonly used for one or two-time medication to help relieve and treat symptoms, following recommendation from a…
Amazing work from the Movember Foundation
The Movember Foundation are a global charity raising funds and awareness to stop men dying too young. They want to help men live happier, healthier, longer lives through investing in three key areas: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention
Tailored Family Dental Coverage – Cigna UK
Cigna UK is one of the UK’s leading providers of managed employee healthcare benefits and services. They have launched an optional, customised extension of cover for its dental plans. This new service allows customers to add family members including parents, parents-in-law and older children, to their corporate dental plans. This is a Tailored Family Dental coverage option. Cigna confirm that this plan will meet the needs of customers who are considered part of the ‘Sandwich Generation’. The people responsible for the care of and providing healthcare funding for members of their extended families. Who is the family dental coverage available…