Laing Buisson

Dilnot proposals will ease the long-term care funding gap but it will not remove it as a record number of care homes residents are continuing to pay for their own care, Laing & Buisson has stated.

Laing & Buisson has launched a care homes comparison product in a bid to fill the void made by the termination of the Care Quality Commission's star rating system in 2010.

In the modern workplace stress is no longer a peripheral matter. Philip Wood notes it can be key in making a sale to an employer.

Care home funding is slipping further away from "fair" cost levels and ability to invest in long-term care, Laing & Buisson research has shown.

While demand for private health cover may be stabilising overall, ‘very difficult times' are predicted for individual policies. Nicolas Culley finds innovation and customer service are key in fighting the channel's decline.

The health cash plan market seems to be in a bit of a David and Goliath situation.

Lack of private medical cover growth has spurred insurers to look for cost-efficiencies from hospitals and consultants, Laing and Buisson has reported.

Reported modest growth in company-paid PMI policies may be short-lived, Passport2Health has said.

Overall penetration of the UK population by private medical cover has hit the lowest rate in more than 20 years while employer-paid cash plans buck the downward trend, Laing and Buisson has reported.

Despite elimination of most references to ‘competition' in last spring's Health & Social Care Bill, independent care providers are increasing their share of state-funded provision.