The number of NHS patients waiting six weeks or more for referrals has been increasing, quarterly NHS Diagnostics data has shown.

Just Retirement has called on government to it make compulsory in the incoming Care and Support bill, that local authorities refer care funders to regulated financial advice.

The health secretary has announced plans to fight the top five causes of death.

Competition Commission statistics - as part of its private healthcare market investigation - have shown consultants do not reference insurer guidelines when making patient fee levels.

The whole auto-enrolment piece has been structured without the intermediary in mind, despite a clear function for advisers in communicating the message, Capita said at the Employee Benefits Connect 2013 conference today.

Employee benefit advisers are becoming much more explicit on service and price in light of the fast-moving employer environment, Aviva has said.

Personal health budgets to enable patients to have more control over their treatment have been announced by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb.

Two out of five clients will decline taking out life cover even after full explanation of the insurance and its benefits, a chartered financial planner has said.

Treatment final guidance has been published for sufferers of common heart conditions.

The positive side to G-Day was definitely that we saw the need to carry out full reviews of all our clients, making them aware of the implications of G-Day and getting their policies on risk before premiums went up. This meant that we had a lot of business...