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The scrapping of the approved persons regime, (APR), will be considered by the government's Fair and Effective Markets Review, it has been announced

The Health Select Committee has called for social care at the end of life to be made free to avoid people dying in hospital.

Mazars' has produced a wishlist for the budget, including reducing the rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) to 0%.

Improvements to the NHS' cancer services have lost momentum in the last two years, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned.

A Bill to allow mutuals and friendly societies to raise capital through issuing Deferred Shares passed its last stage in the House of Commons on Friday and is set to receive Royal Assent.

The government has accepted a recommendation to investigate the increase in the number of sick or disabled people sent by Work Capability Assessments (WCA) to a Support Group.

The word protection has ‘toxic' connotations due to consumers wrongly associating products with the PPI scandal, according to the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial services.

The Insurance Act 2015, which modernises rules governing the industry has received Royal Assent.

Circle has said that it remains open to taking on more NHS contracts after it announced its withdrawal from the contract for Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

Health and adult social care providers will be obliged to display ratings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on their websites and at their registered locations.