Economy

Millions of people in the UK have felt forced to go private to fund some of all of their treatment due to waits for NHS treatment, according to an Office for National...

Four in 10 adults are struggling financially but one in 10 expect their finances to improve over the next three months, according to research by LV=. Its quarterly survey of 4,000 UK...

A combination of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and reaching out to local NHS services could play a key role in supporting the health of staff stuck on waiting lists. This is according...

The government has launched a £1m fund for new ideas to boost health and welfare at work for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed. Under the scheme, successful bidders receive...

At the start of 2023 some advisers in the health and protection sector are bracing themselves for a "dismal" year in which they help customers move onto cheaper cover and concentrate on...

The second half of 2022 had the highest mortality rate in twelve years, including the two previous years of the pandemic, according to analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) conducted by...

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has welcomed reports claiming the government is considering tax breaks for firms that provide occupational health benefits to their staff. The measure has been a key...

Our third instalment in our review of 2022 covers perhaps the most turbulent quarter of the year in which the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) began rollout of the Consumer Duty, Boris Johnson...

It's easy to forget that 2022 was supposed to be the calm after the storm - still waters following the Covid crisis. But it never materialised - 2022 has been a tale...

The NHS needs proper collaboration with the independent sector to create innovative solutions to prevent patients from developing long term health conditions. This is according to Jayne Thorpe, deputy director of transformation...