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Labour would use private heath sector more to drive down NHS waits
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting (pictured) claims Labour would make greater use of spare capacity in the private health sector to arrest spiralling wait times for NHS treatment. NHS England data released...
Read moreHealth, wealth and happiness plumb depths not seen since pandemic peak – LifeSearch
The UK's health, wealth and happiness levels are plumbing depths not seen since the height of the pandemic, according LifeSearch research. The advice firm's Health, Wealth & Happiness Index found almost a...
Read moreNHS needs primary care, mental health and diagnostics funding – Streeting
The UK's National Health Service is "barely at the races" when compared with the health systems of other leading economies, due to insufficient funding of key elements, according to shadow health and...
Read moreGAIN appoints MP as honorary president
The Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (GAIN) has appointed Sir Robert Buckland MP as honorary president. Sir Robert (pictured) is Conservative MP for Swindon South and also chairman of the...
Read moreInsurance jobs market softening but not back to pre-pandemic levels – Aviva
The insurance jobs market is definitely improving but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to Aviva. There insurer told MPs in Parliament that the financial services sector had been particularly hard...
Read moreConsultation launched on combining NHS and private healthcare provider data
Government has launched a public consultation on plans to share data from private healthcare providers with the NHS. The project would create a single source of healthcare data in England with NHS-funded...
Read moreBudget 2023: Hunt ignores calls for tax relief on health insurance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ignored calls from across the sector to offer tax cuts or relief for those using some form of private health insurance or provision. NHS waiting lists have continued...
Read moreMost low earners do not consider life insurance essential as FCA urged to investigate ‘poverty premium’
Most adults in poverty do not regard life insurance as essential, according to research by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) which also urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate the UK's...
Read moreBupa, FIPO and ONS speaking at Health Summit
The Health & Protection Health Summit is all set to kick off next week with the final list of speakers confirmed for the packed agenda. The exclusive two-day event for advisers and...
Read moreNHS waiting list inches up to another record high but longest waits easing
The number of people waiting for treatment through the NHS in England increased slightly to 7.21 million at the end of January, the highest number recorded by the service. Around 13,000 more...
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