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Short-term sickness is up from 5.8 days per employee per year before the pandemic to 7.8 days per year (CIPD), according to a white paper launched today by the WPA.  The white...

The UK population is still struggling to secure dental appointments on the NHS. This is not news. It is clear not enough dentists are taking on such work to meet demand -...

Satirical candidate Count Binface, has stated in his manifesto that MPs should have their pay tied to the salaries of NHS nurses.  Binface identifies as an intergalactic space warrior and will be...

Harnessing private and not-for-profit health provision and tax relief for private medical insurance (PMI) feature among the key proposals of Reform UK's 2024 election manifesto. The 28-page manifesto, called Our Contract with...

Virtual GP appointments and other primary care services made up two-thirds (64%) of all Vitality Health claims in 2023. These services include the Vitality GP, talking therapies, physiotherapy, optical, dental and hearing...

The Labour Party manifesto promises to build an NHS fit for the future, and to cut waiting times with 40,000 more appointments every week.  Party leader Keir Starmer launched the manifesto, in...

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment increased by more than 33,000 in April, according to official data. The data showed the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a...

The Green Party has promised to invest more than £50bn in the NHS in its manifesto, to be funded via higher taxes on the wealthy.  The manifesto, launched today, details plans to...

The Conservatives plan to increases spending and the number of NHS nurses and doctors by more than 100,000 professionals by the end of the next parliament, according to their manifesto released today....

Continuing our Pride Month series, Dani Claydon, intermediated distribution quality manager at Vitality, speaks to Health & Protection about why language used on forms and policies need to catch up to cater...