UK healthcare system facing critical risk from twindemic

Rising Covid-19 and flu cases are increasing pressure on the NHS and social care system

Temos International and ImagineHealth sign agreement

Joint cooperation in accreditation and medical tourism-related services

Cleveland Clinic appoints five new in-country representatives

The network expansion is to ensure greater access to worldwide patient care

Bupa Global & UK partners with mental health social media platform JAAQ

The partnership will involve a six-month trial and is part of Bupa’s wider digital transformation

New free Pathway to Care course for next generation of healthcare workers

The course will help school leavers learn skills and build experience before starting a professional qualification

Trio of new health insurance offerings from Allianz Partners

Customers to have more health insurance policy options

Manulife Hong Kong launches ‘Manulife Health Voucher Program – Covid Recovery’

The programme was created in partnership with Christian Family Service Centre and aims to support people suffering from the effects of long Covid

New General Manager appointed at Bupa Global UK and Africa

Nichola Thomson joins the premium health insurer

New Commercial Director for Towergate Health & Protection

Jason Britton joins the health, wellbeing and protection business

ICICI Lombard launches range of health insurance products for senior citizens

New offerings don’t have an age cap

International Hospital Federation Award winners announced at 45th World Hospital Congress

This year’s congress was focused on delivering sustainable healthcare

Malaysia Healthcare emphasises need for preventive healthcare across borders

Malaysia is a popular global destination for healthcare travellers

Hospitals and assistance - working together

Tatum Anderson details how assistance companies and hospitals are working together in different ways in a post-Covid world

Corporate health & wellness trends 2021

Aetna International's Dr Hemal Desai considers the impact that remote working, reduced access to health checkups and a newfound dependence on technology will have on how Employee Assistance Programmes are…

Allianz Partners on expatriate insights for 2021

Allianz Partner’s Michael Markwell discusses the changing needs of expats working abroad in 2021

MAXIS Global Benefits Network on ageing workforces and IPMI

MAXIS Global Benefit Network’s Head of Health & Wellness, Dr Leena Johns, discusses how group health insurers should adapt their IPMI offerings to keep costs low and meet the needs…

Accreditation in the global healthcare marketplace

Tatum Anderson assesses the range of international hospital accreditations available on the global market today – looking at what each of these signifies in terms of international patient care –…

Second medical opinion services

A second medical opinion (SMO) has the potential to change the management of medical care drastically, especially for international patients. Clara Bullock explores why SMOs have become more popular while…

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience, and how payers…

Urgent care facilities in the healthcare market

Tatum Anderson investigates the distribution of and access to urgent care facilities, and why they are proving to be an important attribute to the healthcare market

Medical assistance and healthcare provision in Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as a centre of medical excellence in Asia, presenting a superior destination for a wide variety of high-quality treatments, but how do its long-term prospects weigh…

Exploring international patients’ access to healthcare in Central America

Mike Robertson takes a look at the tapering isthmus of Central America, detailing how access to healthcare for expatriates and travellers varies across the region, and uncovering some of the…

Destination Spotlight: Spain's healthcare system

Tatum Anderson reports on the access to healthcare across Spain's various autonomous regions, identifying some of the main issues surrounding medical assistance in the country both tourists, hospitals and insurers…

Destination Spotlight: Qatar and Bahrain

Clara Bullock explores access to healthcare in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states of Qatar and Bahrain

Destination Spotlight: Vietnam

Looking at how access to healthcare in Vietnam has developed in recent years

Destination spotlight: Costa Rica

A small Latin American country that has become the byword for ecotourism, rainforests and wildlife – one-quarter of Costa Rica is protected area and national park – is also a…

Destination spotlight: Thailand

Thailand is seeking to market itself as an attractive destination for international patients. Tatum Anderson investigates the potential for medical tourists and talks to the experts to find out more…