Politics

Employers have faced steep, beyond expectation rises in healthcare costs over the last two years with a further 9% rise predicted for next year. This will put costs a whopping 62% higher...

Difficulties in securing NHS treatment mean UK plc continues to offer dental care options for employees despite rising costs. As health insurance premiums soar, companies are alive to the risks of not...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is the latest trade body to raise concerns over Lord Kinnock's call for VAT to be applied on private healthcare. The trade body argued...

Removing the VAT exemption on private healthcare would be "madness" adding to the tax burden on employers and causing individuals and UK plc alike to think long and hard about whether they...

The inclusion of group life in the government’s captive framework has been welcomed but it is not expected to have a major impact on the industry or country unless further benefits are...

The UK's healthcare system operates in an unequal playing field "heavily tilted" towards the private sector with three myths about its support of the NHS being perpetuated by politicians. This is according...

While Pride celebrations may be in full swing, LGBTQ+ communities - including individuals working across the sector - are more fearful than in previous years as far-right views become more commonplace and...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) avoided announcing any fresh tax increases at the Spending Review but has increased annual public spending by around £68.5bn from 2025-26 to 2028-29 – an annual year-on-year real...

  Private hospitals and clinics who fall foul of gender rules following the Supreme Court's clarification of the Equality Act could face pay awards running into the tens of thousands. This is...

China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has launched a tip-off service through its official WeChat account, which allows social organisations and the public to report leads on medical insurance fraud.   The...