Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
10 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
Covid-19 shows need for faster data, stats authority head says
Quicker statistics enable faster policy responses, but numbers used in public should be published, Norgrove says
Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
03 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
Top scientist Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE, warning Covid is 'far from over'
Wellcome Trust director says experts have provided 'vital advice' under 'huge pressure'
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
29 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
MPs claim scheme has proven "eye-wateringly expensive" and has not achieved its main objective
‘Several policy teams within DHSC did not know’: secrecy over social care reform revealed
25 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
‘Several policy teams within DHSC did not know’: secrecy over social care reform revealed
Policy teams were not told the date or details of the plan until shortly before the PM announced it
Spending Review: Sunak set to end wage freeze with new public sector pay policy
25 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Spending Review: Sunak set to end wage freeze with new public sector pay policy
Details of NHS settlement also revealed ahead of Wednesday’s statement
SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
20 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE meeting just once a month as Covid rates rise
Source cites "lessened demand for science advice" for reduction in meetings
Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
12 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Covid exposed ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’, inquiry finds
Initial pandemic response 'one of the UK's most important public health failures', MPs say
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
11 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Welsh Government appoints interim health chief
Judith Paget hired for 18-month stint as chief executive of NHS Wales and director general
Meg Hillier: Covid isn’t a licence for departments to act fast and loose on procurement
06 Oct 2021 Health & Social Care
Meg Hillier: Covid isn’t a licence for departments to act fast and loose on procurement
Public Accounts Committee will continue to challenge government on its award of contracts, says chair
Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
28 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
Shadow chancellor also promises “biggest wave of insourcing in a generation” if party wins next general election
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
28 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
Cuts could force staff to "cover more ground with fewer resources"
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
15 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
Public bodies with directly employed staff will be compensated from a £2bn pot for the 1.25% NICS rise
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
08 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
Manifesto-commitment-busting 1.25% increase based on National Insurance will also bankroll Covid catch-up work
DHSC adds another string to bow as new body takes on health disparities
07 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC adds another string to bow as new body takes on health disparities
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will be led by freshly-appointed deputy chief medical officer Jeanelle de Gruchy
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
06 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
Union chief condemns “utterly disgraceful” behaviour of anti-vaccine campaigners outside Department of Health and Social Care executive agency
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
31 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
So-called “communications playbook” says additional wings and refurbishment schemes should all be classified as part of flagship government drive
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy Exclusive
27 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy
“This is a basic policy of wellbeing and it’s hard to believe that these things haven’t already been provided," one MP says
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
24 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
Booster programme will help "future-proof the country from the threat of Covid-19"
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
20 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
But former health secretary says officials are more interested in control than improving outcomes for service users
Dido Harding to leave NHS role
11 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding to leave NHS role
Controversial ex-test and trace boss has called working for the NHS the "privilege of my life"
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
02 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
"Strategic thinker" sought to lead engagement with sector after Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
30 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
Peers warn prioritisation of competition over collaboration in public service commissioning risks compromising expertise and innovation
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
29 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
Health service's current COO becomes successor to Sir Simon Stevens