Compliance & Regulation

The government has set a target of treating 30% more elective patients than before the pandemic by 2024/25  through the launch of a new health and social care levy paid for by...

A Bradford mental health hospital's Care Quality Commission overall rating has remained as inadequate following its latest inspection. The CQC carried out a focused inspection of Bradford-based Cygnet Woodside in March to...

The Care Quality Commission has ordered a London charitable hospital to make improvements to its surgical services following a recent inspection. The CQC carried out an unannounced inspection of the surgical services...

A private hospital rated inadequate and placed in special measures has been ordered to pay £5,070 at Bromley Magistrates’ Court after failing to display its Care Quality Commission (CQC) performance rating and...

The government is considering at least a 1% increase in National Insurance (NI) rates to improve social care and effectively tackle NHS backlogs, according to reports. According to The Daily Telegraph, prime...

Cygnet Views has recruited a new hospital manager after the Care Quality Commission  rated the Derbyshire independent hospital inadequate overall and placed it in special measures. The CQC carried out an unannounced...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned doctors will soon have to make very difficult choices around which patients get blood tests and which do not due to the shortage of the...

UK employers could issue a surcharge for unvaccinated employees enrolled into their health or protection benefits scheme but run the risk of discrimination claims being brought against them, a lawyer has warned....

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) PS21/5 policy statement published in May barely caused a ripple in the private medical insurance (PMI) market. This is probably because rules preventing 'price walking' will only...

Unvaccinated employees enrolled into Delta Air's account-based healthcare plan will be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge from November, the US carrier's CEO has announced. In a memo sent to all staff,...