The blueprint for future health

Dr John Burke

Chief Medical Officer, AXA Health

Responsible for medical policy and strategy, Dr Burke leads a team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and auditors to provide expert medical advice and take action to prevent avoidable harms to customers. His focus is on evidence-based medicine, value-based commissioning, service design, supply chain management and regulatory oversight. After qualifying from Oxford University, Dr Burke worked in the NHS as a Medical Doctor for five years and a further 18 years as a GP before joining AXA Health in 2018. 

Sophie Bonnel

Corporate Affairs Lead, AXA Health

Sophie leads Corporate Affairs for AXA Health, which includes media relations, reputation management and public affairs. She has worked at AXA for seven years, including in the UK Public Affairs team and in the UK&I CEO Office. Before joining AXA she worked for a Public Affairs consultancy supporting a range of clients primarily in the justice, payments and charity sectors. 

Sarah Taylor

Head of Specialist and Practitioner Relations, AXA Health

Sarah graduated as a physiotherapist from St Thomas’ Hospital London and has around 30 years’ experience working in healthcare, for the NHS, private hospitals, Occupational Health and insurance. She leads our specialist and practitioner strategy where she works with her team to develop initiatives that, through collaboration and insight with healthcare professionals, ensures the delivery of better-quality healthcare for our members and clients. 

Francesca Bennett

Wellbeing Proposition Lead and Service Design, AXA Health 

Francesca has over 10 years of experience in the wellbeing space and began her career as a Physiologist, delivering health assessments, going on to develop AXA wellbeing services, including AXA Health’s Health Coaching Pathway. Her passion is focussed on Preventative Health and its impact on the quality of life and health longevity through different life stages. She has an MSc in Human and Applied Physiology from Kings College London.   

Charles Byrne

Managing Director, HBSUK

Charles has led the development of key client and Consultant relationships in the NHS and the private sector for several years. As deputy CEO of HBSUK, he also leads on a number of specific strategic projects focussing on changing and enhancing patient pathways and delivery systems.  

Dr Ash Bassi

Consultant Gastroenterologist, HBSUK

Dr. Bassi is a highly experienced gastroenterologist specialising in luminal gastroenterology and therapeutic endoscopy. He holds a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) from Liverpool University. As the core gastroenterologist in the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team at HBSUK, Dr. Bassi focuses on bowel cancer prevention and management, and is an accredited colonoscopist for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

Dr. Bassi also serves as the clinical lead for the Cheshire and Merseyside Endoscopy Network, NHSE/I lead endoscopy advisor for the Northwest, and is also Deputy Medical Director at MWL Teaching Hospital. His research interests lie in Pharmacoeconomics. 

Johnny O'Connor

Chief Customer Officer, Spectrum.Life

Johnny has worked in healthcare for over a decade in various leadership roles across mental health and primary care and is experienced in leading scaled change within healthcare systems and healthcare delivery teams.

At Spectrum.Life, Johnny leads commercial and operational activities in Ireland and is accountable for global operations.

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Our latest commercial update is now available, giving an overview of the healthcare market and an insight into claims trends we're seeing across AXA Health.

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Find out more about our two months free offer your new individual clients in February and March

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April 2025 Product Review Analysis

Product Review Analysis for April 2025 is now ready to download.

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Unlocking the value of health and wellbeing

Watch our webinar "Unlocking the value of health and wellbeing" where we explored the upcoming enhancements to our current services, our innovation on the horizon, and introduced Spectrum.Life, who will support in the delivery of our Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing services from 1 April 2025.

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AXA Health raises awareness of women’s pain

In November, representatives of AXA Health joined women's health advocacy groups at the UK Parliament, in an effort to raise awareness of the unique health challenges faced by women.

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The blueprint for future health

The healthcare landscape as we’ve known it is continually evolving. Listen to our latest broker strategic briefing to hear our priorities and vision for the year ahead.

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Client view: Nomura supports mind health of young employees

Our latest mind health workplace insights show one in two 18-24-year-olds feel lonely some or all the time and report the highest rates of social isolation.

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October 2024 Product Review Analysis

Product Review Analysis for October 2024 is now ready to download.

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Optimising private healthcare

Looking ahead to the near future, age and lifestyle related diseases are set to rise and demand on primary care services continue to grow. Watch our webinar 'Shaping healthcare for today and tomorrow' as we explore this topic.

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AXA Health strengthens online healthcare offering with acquisition of HBSUK

AXA Health has announced the acquisition of HBSUK, an online outpatient service provider which helps to deliver safe and effective treatment in a fast and efficient way.

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April 2024 Product Review Analysis

Product Review Analysis for April 2024 is now ready to download.

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We’re here day and night, don’t worry and wait

The 24/7 health support can help your clients' employees with everything from heart, diabetes, and cancer concerns, to upcoming treatments, or questions about their medicine – no matter the time of day. We interviewed Lane Wells (RGN), to find out more about the service.