Politics

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...

The average household will be around £500 better off in real terms by 2028-29 with those on lower incomes seeing the greatest uplift, according to analysis by HM Treasury (HMT) published as...

The cost of economic inactivity due to sickness absence and other ill health is likely to be at least £240bn per year but could be as much as £330bn, according to the...

More than a quarter of young people are taking career interrupting health breaks which are having a "massive" impact on the rest of the workforce. This is according to David Collington, partner...

NHS England will be scrapped with responsibility for the health service in England being resumed directly by government ministers, reversing the controversial overhaul by then-Conservative health secretary Andrew Lansley in 2012. The...