MEDICASH CELEBRATE HALF A MILLION POLICYHOLDERS WITH MULTI-MILLION POUND DONATION

Liverpool-based health insurer Medicash announce their 500,000 policyholder milestone alongside their latest charity project to support the NHS.

Founded in the charity hospitals of Liverpool in 1871, Medicash have across its 152-year history become both the UK’s oldest and largest corporate health cash plan provider. This month, the company has announced that it has reached its half million policyholder milestone following their fastest-growing year on record, having more than doubled their customer base in less than five years.

To mark this historic milestone, the company’s charitable arm the Medicash Foundation is embarking on a massive £2.1 million project to support NHS hospitals and facilities across the North West over the course of the next four years.

The first hospital to receive this funding is the newly established Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool. As part of Medicash’s four-year project, the partnership with Clatterbridge Cancer Charity will help to fund a new post for a Trainee Research Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to support the Centre’s cutting-edge clinical trials.

The postholder will play a vital role in the Centre’s research and development team, facilitating the delivery of revolutionary new cancer treatments to bolster the fight against cancer.

“The phenomenal growth seen by Medicash is the direct result of the value we place on health and wellbeing in the modern world,” says Sue Weir, Chief Executive of Medicash and Medicash Foundation Trustee. “Our focus on improving access to great healthcare has allowed us to both achieve this milestone and embark on this project, helping to provide vital health services to all who need them.”

Emma Whitby, Head of Research Nursing at Clatterbridge, said: “As a research nurse, our job is all about the holistic care that we can offer our patients – being able to adapt to their needs while providing cutting-edge treatment.

“The funding that Medicash are providing for our new Trainee Research ANP equips our team with even more advanced skills, speeding up the treatment process and getting patients home quicker.

This donation is invaluable in improving our patients’ experience and it’s a really exciting opportunity for all the team here.”

“Clatterbridge is just the beginning of this project,” says Sue Weir. “We’re looking forward to working with more hospitals across the North West over the coming months to fund even more new positions, and I’m excited to see the impact they’ll have within both their local communities and further afield.”