Economy

There is very little chance of a tax break for private medical insurance (PMI) despite government’s “strong support” for the private healthcare sector, according to the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 131,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data covering...

Zurich is lobbying government to legislate that larger companies make all vacancies where possible available on a part-time, job-share and flexible basis, unless there are specific business reasons why this is not...

During our first year Health & Protection has tackled the breaking news and major issues of the industry and analysed the key trends driving the market. We have also interviewed the key...

The growing number of NHS staff who are off work due to contracting Covid is a big worry for trust for leaders, according to Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers. Official...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) said it was disappointed chancellor Rishi Sunak did not go further to bring the private sector in to help the NHS through its current...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision not to raise the personal allowance limit and thresholds for Income Tax is expected to earn the government an additional £20bn in the next four years. Sunak did...

Business rates will be maintained for another year from April, chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed. Announcing the details as part of his second budget of the year, Sunak (pictured) said he had...

The reduction or removal of insurance premium tax (IPT) from health insurance products and tax breaks for employers supporting staff are top of advisers' wish list ahead of the Budget today. Reports...

New figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) reveal that in the first half of 2021 people self-funding hospital-based private treatment made up a third (32.9%) of all private admissions for...