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
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
27 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
Scheme uses algorithms to identify coronavirus by processing recordings of an individual’s cough
Social care reform plan delayed again
21 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Social care reform plan delayed again
Plans are "well progressed" but not ready to be signed off before recess, source says
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
16 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
Information Commissioner’s Office says inquiry into security footage leaked from Department of Health and Social Care targeted two homes
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
12 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
Disappointed ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says government needs to know if it is on track to meet workforce needs
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
09 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
Plan comes as review dubs current system “unfit for purpose” and says cash alone will not be enough to fix crisis
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
01 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
MPs said care homes were "thrown to the wolves" in the pandemic last year
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
30 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
22 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
Health secretary says government trialling the use of tests instead of isolation for those double jabbed
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
17 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
DHSC must produce a reform plan and workforce strategy after years of promising to do so, MPs say
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
15 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock hails new Vaccine Taskforce head
Former NHS London chair Richard Sykes appointed to replace Kate Bingham
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
11 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock denies lying to prime minister
Health secretary refutes Dominic Cummings' claims he misled Boris Johnson during the pandemic
Dido Harding eyes NHS chief executive job
08 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding eyes NHS chief executive job
Controversial Conservative peer who ran Test and Trace says she’s thinking about applying to become Sir Simon Stevens' successor
DHSC seeks adviser to develop 'reputation and influence' of new health agency
07 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC seeks adviser to develop 'reputation and influence' of new health agency
Applicants for £117,000-a-year job must be able to work under "pressure, scrutiny and ambiguity"
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
03 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
Former GSK chief appointed to lead Antivirals Taskforce
02 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Former GSK chief appointed to lead Antivirals Taskforce
Eddie Gray will head team hunting for at-home treatments to counter Covid-19
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
28 May 2021 Health & Social Care
Calls for full Covid inquiry to begin now after Cummings hearing
Demands come as health secretary Matt Hancock denies he lied during pandemic planning
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
14 May 2021 Health & Social Care
Failure to deliver social-care plan could 'destabilise' health reforms, MPs warn
Select committee members say they will be “extremely disappointed” if a 10-year social-care plan does not appear by the end of 2021
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
13 May 2021 Health & Social Care
PM delays independent Covid inquiry until 2022
But Downing Street admits at least one internal lessons-learned probe has already completed
NHS Digital drafts in Test and Trace CIO as interim chief
04 May 2021 Health & Social Care
NHS Digital drafts in Test and Trace CIO as interim chief
Simon Bolton appointed at health-service tech agency after Sarah Wilkinson decides to step down