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2019
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February
2019

Senior MP visits London dental practice as he gets his teeth into children's oral health

MP for Cities of London and Westminster, Rt Hon Mark Field, visited a London dental practice to expand his understanding of the importance of children’s oral health. ...
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07
February
2019

Bupa Podcast Ep 8: What it means to be a mental health first aider

Bupa UK’s Insurance Executive Team became the first executive team in the UK to train as mental health first aiders last year, with many more at Bupa receiving training since. But what does it mean to be a mental health first aider and what does the ...
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06
February
2019

Bupa UK becomes the first healthcare provider to join The 5% Club

Bupa UK is the first healthcare provider to sign up to The 5% Club, strengthening its commitment to nurturing talent and providing training opportunities at all levels while earning a salary. ...
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04
February
2019

Bupa creates children’s mental health guide for parents

Bupa has created a guide to help parents to start a conversation about mental health and resilience with their children. ...
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21
January
2019

Bupa Podcast Episode 7: Five myths about cervical cancer and smear tests debunked

Millions of women are avoiding seeing the doctor because they are embarrassed by their lack of knowledge about female health, including cervical screening and cervical cancer.   ...
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17
January
2019

Bupa Cromwell Hospital opens new paediatric outpatient department

Bupa Cromwell Hospital has this week relaunched its paediatric outpatient department providing a wide range of specialist care and support for children and young people aged up to 18-years-old. ...
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16
January
2019

A day in the life of Health Adviser Ella Hewton

Ella Hewton from Bupa Bristol Health Clinic shares a typical day in her role as Health Adviser and how she practices what she preaches. ...
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2018
24
December
2018

Meet the selfless care home colleagues who’ve clocked up 85 Christmas Days between them

While Christmas is a time that will see many people clocking off from work, colleagues at care homes across the UK will be in during the festive period to ensure residents and their visitors have a perfect Christmas. ...
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20
December
2018

Caring for the community at Christmas and beyond

As part of the work that we do to support the communities in which we operate, we’ve hosted a number of charitable events in the lead up to Christmas. In the spirit of giving, our London office ran a Toy Drop with ELBA (East London Business Alliance)...
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13
December
2018

One year on, fast action on cancer has never been more important

With one in two people in the UK expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, improving cancer survival rates remains high on the Government agenda. UK survival rates have improved since 2000, with five-year survival rate increasing from 4...
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12
December
2018

Millions of UK parents keep mum about cancer diagnosis

Being diagnosed with cancer is a stark reality for millions of people; one in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. However Bupa has revealed that some parents hold back on sharing the prognosis with children due to co...
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05
December
2018

International Volunteer Day: Bupa dental nurses volunteer with Bridge2Aid

Each year, Bupa Dental UK offer dental nurses the opportunity to volunteer in Tanzania, supporting Bridge2Aid’s rural training programme. Bridge2Aid provides health workers with the key clinical skills, equipment and expertise to better perform day-t...
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30
November
2018

Bupa and Babylon to offer 1000s of UK SMEs access to digital health services

Small businesses will soon be able to contact a doctor within minutes, directly from any phone or computer. From 1 January, Bupa’s SME customers will be offered access to the Babylon app. It is available for all new SME policies and our existing SME ...
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29
November
2018

Starting the conversation: diagnosing and treating prostate cancer

Last week I was delighted to host the latest in our series of Bupa Cromwell Conversations, which aims to bring together medical professionals and members of the public. The focus was the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. ...
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UK
22
November
2018

Bupa UK signs the Waste to Wealth commitment

Bupa UK is proud to be one of the first signatories of the new Waste to Wealth Commitment. This aims to double the UK’s resource productivity and eliminate avoidable waste by 2030. ...
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09
November
2018

Guest blog: How we've got men talking about their physical and mental health

Mental health tends to be a taboo subject amongst men, while it is well-known that males commonly keep their issues and struggles to themselves rather than opening up and speaking about their feelings. For these reasons, we launched #Headinthegame at...
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UK
06
November
2018

We agree ‘prevention is better than cure’

Yesterday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock published a new report setting out the government’s thinking on prevention in healthcare, ahead of a more detailed Green Paper to be published in the new year outlining the government’s strategy to improve pre...
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01
November
2018

Bupa UK gets behind Movember to champion men’s health

Bupa UK has joined the Movember Business Club to help raise funds and awareness for the charity. ...
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UK
19
October
2018

Bupa announces 2019 graduate and placement schemes

Bupa is delighted to announce applications are now open for its 2019 graduate and placement schemes. ...
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19
October
2018

Bupa takes home two Health Insurance Awards

Bupa UK won two awards at the annual Health Insurance Awards yesterday evening. Bupa won the prestigious Best Group PMI provider, and for the second year in a row, our Bupa Connect platform was recognised in the Best Online Intermediary Service Provi...
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15
October
2018

Bupa UK's The Links Care Home celebrates 'Outstanding' rating

A Poole care home has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the regulator, placing it amongst the top 3% best run homes in England. ...
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UK
12
October
2018

‘Health tax’ adding millions to NHS financial burden

A tax on health insurance that pushed many thousands of private patients back onto the NHS is costing taxpayers more than £1bn a decade in additional NHS resources – and it could soon get much worse. ...
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10
October
2018

Two thirds of business leaders have suffered from mental health conditions

Research by Bupa Global, the international health insurer, reveals that 64% of senior business leaders have suffered from mental health conditions including anxiety, stress and depression, with work often cited as a contributor to this. ...
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09
October
2018

Bupa Podcast Episode 2: Kathryn shares her experience of supporting her daughter with poor mental health

Ahead of World Mental Health Day tomorrow (10 October), registered mental health nurse and mother-of-two Kathryn Dee shares her experience as the mother of a teenage daughter diagnosed with depression and offers some advice. ...
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08
October
2018

Bupa Global announces sponsorship of Barbican Art Gallery’s new exhibition Modern Couples

Bupa Global, the international health insurance arm of Bupa, today announced its sponsorship of Barbican Art Gallery’s major new exhibition Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde. ...
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04
October
2018

Millions of women in the UK baffled on the ‘breast’ health advice

Six million women in the UK declare they don’t know how to check their breasts for cancer and a staggering 80% of women are unclear on what could increase their risk of breast cancer. ...
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02
October
2018

78-year-old jazz lover has jazz night brought to him

Bupa Southlands in Harrogate arranged a ‘Jazz Night’ for John Trevor Lee, a 78-year-old resident and keen Jazz lover, who can no longer attend Jazz events outside the home due to his fear of falling. ...
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28
September
2018

Making sense of dementia: answering the most Googled questions

There are currently 850,000 dementia patients in the UK, set to rise to one million by 2025 and two million by 2051. Despite the rising prevalence of the condition, research from Bupa found that over a quarter of Brits (28%) don’t feel they know enou...
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28
September
2018

Guest blog: Creative approaches to supporting carers of people with dementia

At Hearts & Minds we have a long track record of using therapeutic clowning to help people with dementia overcome feelings of helplessness, isolation and anxiety. Our Elderflowers programme, launched in 2001, uses professional performance skills in m...
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21
September
2018

Bupa Podcast Episode 1: Living well with Alzheimer’s

For World Alzheimer’s Day today, 21 September, our experts from the UK and Australia share what you need to know about Alzheimer's. ...
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