Politics

Four in 10 (40%) Britons expect to access private healthcare in the next year, up by a third since 2023, according to research by the Independent Healthcare Providers Network’s (IHPN). Its annual...

Most people are experiencing better inpatient hospital care than a year ago, but there are still areas for improvement, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has discovered. CQC’s latest annual survey of hospital inpatients found that satisfaction levels have improved in the...

Pricing out customers from accessing weight-loss treatments could widen existing health inequalities across the country. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to following analysis from the King’s Fund, released...

The King’s Fund has found there were 14.3 million obese adults in England in 2024 - 7.2 million more than if rates had stayed the same as 1993. As a result the...

There is scope for the insurance market to take a greater role in the social care and long-term care markets, key industry leaders have told Health & Protection. This would require the...

Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey has confirmed the Autumn Budget will take place on 28 October. In a video message Healey committed to a Budget that would “kickstart growth in every...

Prime minister Andy Burnham has reiterated the importance of fixing the UK’s social care system and its impact on the recovery of the NHS. Burnham (pictured) has warned that failing to fix...

Dame Diana Johnson (pictured) has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. The MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham was previously minister of state...

Andy Burnham has wasted no time making room for his new cabinet after becoming the UK’s new prime minister today. The big news is that Rachel Reeves (pictured), David Lammy and Steve...

Andy Burnham used his maiden speech as leader of the Labour Party to announce that he wants to improve social care in the UK. Speaking earlier today, the MP for Makerfield said:...