MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
24 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs express 'real concerns' over social care costing changes
Treasury Committee urges government to publish a full impact assessment "as soon as possible"
Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
19 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
Government was not prepared enough for Covid pandemic, NAO finds
Lessons from previous simulation exercises "not fully implemented", watchdog says
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
17 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
Departments urged to fix information exchange system that is ‘broken’ partly due to misunderstanding of GDPR rules, inspectorates say
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
16 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC seeks DG to manage 'one of government's highest spending portfolios'
Job involves overseeing government commitment to build 40 new hospitals
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
15 Nov 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
Sir Michael Barber will advise health secretary on new unit after calling for ‘war room’ to support underperforming NHS trusts
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