Halliday Health: Health & Medical Information

Sometimes people ask How do I Buy Health Insurance? It can be a complicated process as there are many different medical insurance companies that sell various policies in a different number of ways. This is a brief guide on the different options available. Who sells health insurance? Health insurance companiesHealth insurance companies can sell policies [...]

Aviva Healthcare is set to launch a new wellbeing magazine this month. This comes as a part of a growing national trend for health insurers to focus on improving health and wellbeing rather than just focusing on ill health. The aim of the magazine, Your Wellbeing, is to position Aviva as a provider of health [...]

Health Insurance companies should have a very clear complaints procedure. If a customer is not satisfied with the response of their medical insurance company they have the right to appeal to the financial ombudsman who then arbitrates and gives a final decision by which the insurance company must abide by. Earlier on in the month [...]

Last week on the 4th November was Stress Awareness Day. Stress causes many problems of a psychological, physical and social nature and this is something that they health insurance companies are becoming more sensitive too. Stress Awareness Day was sponsored by International Stress Management Association (ISMA) who want to draw attention to the harmful effects [...]

Last week the government announced that it would make it a legal requirement for patients to have to wait no longer than 18 weeks before they are treated on the NHS after which time they have to be treated at a private establishment. This new development proves how linked the NHS and private sectors have [...]

According to Health Secretary, Andy Burnham UK citizens should have a legal right to be treated within 18 weeks on the NHS. He proposes that if this is not possible then they should then have the legal right to be treated privately. This is good news for UK citizens but still a very poor effort [...]

One way of reducing private medical insurance costs is taking out a very specific policy. The health insurance market is coming up with more and more ways to reduce costs but still enable people to get the kind of care that they want.Children’s Medical InsuranceThere are specific policies available now that only cover your children.AXA [...]

Back pain is a big problem in the workplace. It causes a great deal of work absenteeism and reduction in productivity. On the other hand if you are the one with the back pain the last thing you want is to be at work. GP’s have the job of deciding whether to give someone a [...]

Private health care is expensive but there are many reasons why people chose to be treated privately instead of going with the NHS. One of the reasons for taking out medical insurance is that it is a good way to budget for the unexpected. Below is a list of typical procedures and the costs that [...]

Leading health insurance company Bupa are trying to encourage women over the age of 40 to have breast cancer screening in order to detect the early signs of breast cancer. Early detection of breast cancer is vital. It can save lives and also reduce the risk of the need for full mastectomies or reconstructive surgery. [...]