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Draft legislation on reforming long-term care has been confirmed in the Queen's Speech.

While all Dilnot recommendations may not be possible to implement, failure to act on the issue of long term care is likely to be remembered by future generations and will be thought of as the Coalition's ‘elephant in the room', according to industry body...

Failure to reform the long term care (LTC) system could force the closure of parks, libraries and public toilets the leaders of every major council in England and Wales have warned.

The UK savings crisis can be partly attributed to the lack of any government-led savings policy, a report by the Institute of Directors (IoD) argues.

Each of the nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% this month, minutes from their latest meeting show.

MPs from the All Party Local Government group have launched an inquiry examining the future of care provision, answering questions thrown up by the Dilnot Commission report.

The Government has announced £180m of grant funding for small and medium sized (SME) firms and academics to develop health breakthroughs.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Alzheimer's Disease International have reported on dementia onset worldwide, urging Governments to invest in long term care provision.

The Government has announced a competition offering £4m funding for businesses to address the nation's biggest health problems.

Life insurance policies and annuity contracts will come under increased scrutiny from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as it cracks down on income tax avoidance.