The insurance industry reacts to the Budget and the Chancellor staying quiet on IPT rates, with some calling for a greater focus on workplace...

2.8 million sick notes were issued between April and June 2026.

Broadstone recommends removing IPT from health insurance products as part of its plans to boost employer support in the workplace.

The referral-to-treatment waiting list increased to 7.37 million in August 2026. 

Two-fifths of economically inactive people aged between 50 and 64 gave illness, injury or disability as the main reason.

The waiting list increased to 7.33 million in July of this year, the highest level since October 2025.

Working-age NHS patients receiving treatment for musculoskeletal-related conditions saw a fall in annual earnings of up to £487.

3.8 million people in England were invited to an NHS Health Check in the last year, but only 1.32 million attended: the lowest proportion in over a...

The latest figures mark the fifth consecutive year of growth for PMI-funded admission levels as NHS waiting lists fall by 137,000.

Karen has worked in the Lloyd’s and London markets for over 30 years with specific expertise in regulation, corporate governance and change management.