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
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