Time pressures hamper GPs’ diagnoses
by Gill Montia
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Aviva UK Health has been surveying GPs to discover that their ability to assess patients is being compromised by time constraints. According to the research, 57% of GPs questioned said they have less time to see their patients than they did five years ago, and 43% felt this affected their ability to diagnose. Nine in [...]
Annuity transfer time down to 11 days
by Gill Montia
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The pensions industry’s “Options” initiative remains on track to significantly reduce the time taken for annuity transfers between providers. Latest performance data from The Association of British Insurers (ABI) show an average transfer time of 11 calendar days in the second quarter of 2009, compared to a 31 day industry average for 2008. However, the [...]
