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
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
23 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
Health secretary brushes off questions on High Court transparency decision and says it would be “ridiculous” to stop work being won by acquaintances of ministers
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
19 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
Post-Brexit gap in environmental governance and sentencing bill among Liaison Committee's concerns
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
18 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
Select committee chair is “very disappointed” DHSC has not found an extra £7bn for social care as recommended by MPs
Treasury is ‘institutionally biased’ against the young, children’s commissioner says
17 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Treasury is ‘institutionally biased’ against the young, children’s commissioner says
Anne Longfield says processes for spending decisions “consistently discriminate” against children and parents