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The Care Quality Comission (CQC) has issued handbooks on care quality assessment as the chief inspector admitted parts of the care industry were 'awful'.

Ellipse's charity initiative 'You quote, we donate' has chosen its three charities for the remainder of 2014.

Chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) Steve Gazzard has hit out at the advice sector, saying it "hasn't worked", and that financial planning is much more important than advice.

A campaign encouraging parents to make plans for their children's inheritance should they die prematurely has been launched by the Childhood Bereavement Network and is sponsored by insurer Ellipse.

Patients with mental health problems in England are to be given greater priority for treatment when waiting time targets are introduced in April.

Children are now less likely to be overweight or obese in the UK than they were ten years ago.

Only one in four advisory firms operates a social media policy for staff despite its increasing use and growing scrutiny from the regulator, research suggests.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has revealed it is in 'serious talks' to add protection insurers to the trade body's corporate membership.

Private medical insurance patients should have access to their consultant's NHS performance data and how private treatment prices compare with the NHS, an academic has argued.

Some 70% of businesses believe they have a responsibility to encourage physical and mental health, with 20% developing an age focused strategy, AXA PPP Healthcare has said.