NHS England chief to stand down after seven years in post
30 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
NHS England chief to stand down after seven years in post
Boris Johnson praises Sir Simon Stevens for leading the health service with “great distinction”, especially during the coronavirus pandemic
PPE procurement drive left civil servants ‘drowning’ in VIP requests
23 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
PPE procurement drive left civil servants ‘drowning’ in VIP requests
Good Law Project says government’s “high-priority lane” for suppliers hampered officials’ ability to buy necessary equipment from legitimate suppliers
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
22 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
Some 800,000 people may have “slipped through the net and missed out on much-needed support”
Government launches antivirals taskforce to help country ‘learn to live' with Covid
21 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
Government launches antivirals taskforce to help country ‘learn to live' with Covid
New taskforce will lead development of coronavirus treatments in tablet or capsule form
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
21 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC names new chief scientific adviser
Lucy Chappell will take on some of chief medical officer Chris Whitty’s health department work
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
16 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
Matt Hancock owns shares in family firm that won NHS contracts
Health secretary's sister's company won NHS Wales contracts worth £300,000 last month
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
16 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
Mitie lands £90m contract for quarantine-compliance checks
Home Office says new service will visit up to 10,000 people a day who are supposed to be isolating at home
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency Exclusive
13 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency
PwC has helped draft business case for Treasury, hire staff and prepare for the Spending Review
Government to trial vaccine passports as PM confirms next stage of lockdown easing
06 Apr 2021 Health & Social Care
Government to trial vaccine passports as PM confirms next stage of lockdown easing
Possible role for ‘Covid-status certification’ discussed as Cabinet Office review continues
Office for Health Promotion to replace PHE's health improvement work
29 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Office for Health Promotion to replace PHE's health improvement work
New body will "build on the work" of PHE, which will be scrapped next month
'Challenge of a lifetime': DHSC seeks leader for Joint Biosecurity Centre
26 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
'Challenge of a lifetime': DHSC seeks leader for Joint Biosecurity Centre
JBC could get its third director general since being set up last year
Jenny Harries to replace Dido Harding as head of new public-health body
25 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Jenny Harries to replace Dido Harding as head of new public-health body
Deputy chief medical officer will lead the renamed UK Health Security Agency
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
25 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
PM urged to rule out 40% funding cut at Office for Veterans Affairs
Boris Johnson tells MPs no final decision has been made on £2m budget reduction for Cabinet Office unit
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
19 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
Advanced Research and Invention Agency needs “extreme freedom” from civil service bureaucracy, procurement rules, business cases and pay scales says PM’s former chief spad
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
17 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding appointment may expose regulatory gaps says First Civil Service Commissioner
Ian Watmore tells MPs there is a case for reviewing whether NHS Test and Trace role handed to Conservative peer demonstrates “cracks” in the system
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
17 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC to pay search firm £1m for interim staff to set up Hancock's new health body
Five interim staff will fill finance-oriented roles at the National Institute for Health Protection
Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
16 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
Michael Gove acknowledges “complex issues of ethics, privacy and inclusion” in pandemic recovery
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
25 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
24 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
Dido Harding says consultants are "scaling down" work on NHS Test and Trace, but won't commit to longer-term cuts
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
24 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
PACAC chair William Wragg says cabinet ministers should not “shy away from scrutiny”
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
Schools will reopen to all pupils on 8 March while limits on social gatherings could go in June