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Axa Health has told chancellor Jeremy Hunt he should implement a tax cut for employers providing private medical insurance (PMI) and wellbeing services in next month's Budget. The submission was in response...

The government will need to be clear what minimum service levels mean in sectors such as healthcare to make its rules during industrial action workable, an employment lawyer has warned. Yesterday the...

Unite has written to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO Nikhil Rathi warning of rising staff anger and discontent at the regulator after the union found 87% of members who responded to it...

Rapid Quote has added National Friendly's My PMI offering to its portal. The product offers four different levels of cover which are structured to help meet more clients' budgets - from out-patient...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is expecting a fall in adviser numbers across in the first quarter of the year but anticipates this number to stabilise and then gradually grow over the second...

The government's dental contract reform (DCR) programme has failed in its objective of improving oral health across England, with fewer patients treated,  reduced access for patients of all types, and lower patient...

The Pandemic Institute (TPI) has unveiled eight research projects assessing the longer-term impact of the Covid pandemic on UK and global health which have been awarded funding following a £225,000 donation by...

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...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told firms to pay particularly close attention to existing and new communications which customers rely on to make purchasing decisions as this is where its rules...

Healix International is opening a new office in Vancouver. The firm says the expansion of its operational team in Canada is due to growing demand for its crisis security and risk management...