The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England hit 6.4m after wait lists increased by 200,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows the...
Read moreEnsuring financial services rules better meet the interests of the UK following Brexit is one of the key aims of the new financial services bill, the government has said. The government will...
Read moreA bill to ensure the UK's financial services industry acts in the interests of everyone was one of the standout announcements in the Queen's Speech this morning. Delivering the speech on behalf...
Read morePressures on the NHS are reaching "unacceptable" levels in all parts of the health and care system, the King's Fund has warned, while private hospitals noted tackling the elective backlog was the...
Read moreThe chancellor should have used his Spring Statement address to incentivise private medical insurance to tackle record NHS wait times, according to David Middleton, chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and...
Read moreBritons will suffer their biggest fall in living standards on record during the next 12 months, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has predicted. And the agency warned that living standards may...
Read moreThe National Insurance Contribution (NIC) lower threshold will be increased by £3,000 in July to bring it into line with the Income Tax personal allowance lower limit. However, the move has been...
Read moreUK inflation hit a 30-year high of 6.2% in February as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), up from 5.5% in the previous month. Insurers have warned that the duration of...
Read moreFour in 10 insurance businesses across the global have reassessed their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals due to social trends such as the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. This is...
Read moreThere is very little chance of a tax break for private medical insurance (PMI) despite government’s “strong support” for the private healthcare sector, according to the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The...
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