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Crack down on private healthcare providers over patient care data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is further cracking down on doctors, hospitals and other private healthcare providers which are not supplying key data on their performance and patient outcomes. In its...
Read morePrincipal firms tightening AR supervision and operational resilience rises – FCA
Principal firms have tightened up control of their appointed representatives (AR) as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) focus on the area. The regulator’s practitioner panel research found the majority...
Read moreOne in five firms say FCA engagement on embedding Consumer Duty ‘not effective’
One in five firms believe the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has not been effective in engaging with firms as they plan for and embed the new flagship Consumer Duty. More than one...
Read moreFCA service levels improve but authorisations remain below target
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) improved its service levels performance last year but is still lagging behind targets for dealing with firm authorisations and approved persons. The regulator said it achieved or...
Read moreFinancial adviser pay growing at six times the rate of NHS consultants – BMA
NHS consultant pay has fallen behind the likes of lawyers, architects and financial advisers over the last 14 years, with pay hikes for these professions growing at six times the rate of...
Read more‘To grow your economy, you need a healthy population’ – Lib Dems
It is "bizarre" that the preventive health agenda necessary for economic growth is talked about but rarely acted upon, according to Daisy Cooper, health and social care spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats....
Read moreRussell Kane to host Health & Protection Awards 2023
Stand-up comedian and presenter Russell Kane will host the Health & Protection Awards 2023. Kane is a firm TV favourite and a regular on The Apprentice You're Fired, Live at the Apollo, The...
Read moreTreasury must stop being ‘critical bystander’ and own healthier nation goal
The Treasury needs to stop being a "critical bystander" and own the goal of reducing health risk among the UK population while the prime minister and chancellor must lead on the issue...
Read moreCross-party health covenant needed to ‘build healthier nation over a generation’
A report led by Lord Filkin, with support from the King's Fund, is calling for a Covenant for Health commanding "resilient" cross-party commitment to "build a healthier nation over a generation, robust...
Read moreFCA sees 20% rise in complaints as commissioner criticises regulator’s poor comms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received 1,454 complaints about its operations during 2022, a 20% increase on the figure a year earlier, with more than a third upheld. However, the regulator closed...
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