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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told to make "radical" improvements in performance after an independent review uncovered "significant" internal failings hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care...

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has appointed Richard Harries to its board of directors. Harries has more than 35 years of insurance industry experience in the UK and other highly regulated markets...

More women experience burnout than men while only one in 33 women had not been stressed at work in the previous three months, according to a survey from Employment Hero. The survey...

Almost a year on since the first major implementation date for the regulator's Consumer Duty, the protection and health insurance sector finds itself embracing a new shared definition of what good looks...

Long wait times for NHS treatment or a lack of treatment availability continues to be the main driving force for patients to go private, according to research from the Private Healthcare Information...

Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...

Private healthcare providers are delivering nearly one in five of all NHS operations, according to Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) analysis of NHS data. The body's analysis also showed in the first...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

Bupa has revealed it is reviewing its fee model for consultants but private medical insurers across the market have declined to say how much they have changed fees for medical procedures. Health...