General Election

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed aspects of the manifestos of the Greens, LibDems and UKIP.

In the second part of a series on the major political parties' manifestos, Richard Walsh analyses the Conservative's health and welfare plans - and what this means for insurance.

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed the Conservatives' manifesto pledges for cancer patients, including changes to improve survival rates.

In the first of a series of articles analysing at the parties' manifestos in relation to the NHS, health and social care, Richard Walsh looks at what Labour are pledging.

A fifth of employers want the next government to do more to support staff wellbeing, research from Group Risk Development (GRiD) has found.

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed the pledges in Labour's Manifesto on cancer treatment.

A Labour government will cap the profits private firms can make from the NHS at 5% while the Conservatives have pledged a seven day NHS, the parties have revealed in the run-up to the general election.

Both Labour and the Conservatives have criticised each other's plans for the NHS as the general election campaigning began in earnest.

The GMB Union has estimated that 90% of those who go into care will die before they reach the £72,000 Dilnot cap on the costs of care.

The impact of Ebola, the general election and private GPs are all likely to be felt in 2015, Jelf Employee benefits has predicted.