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
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
15 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
Health secretary praises officials for their role in vaccines rollout
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
12 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
11 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
White paper proposals will cut bureaucracy and drive integration between health and social care, says Hancock, but could also boost DHSC powers
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
11 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab to report findings in April
MPs blast DHSC’s ‘inadequate’ pandemic plan and equipment supply
10 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs blast DHSC’s ‘inadequate’ pandemic plan and equipment supply
Report says hundreds of millions of pounds were wasted on unfit-for-purpose PPE while departments lag behind on emergency-procurement transparency
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
09 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
Report says ministers “overlooked” skewed gender impacts of coronavirus support packages in rush to react to pandemic
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
08 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
Stephen Hammond told panel he believed clearance was only required for roles connected with recent departmental responsibilities
‘We were at a disadvantage in terms of buying power so we sought to be nimble and cooperative’: how government got ready for vaccine rollout
02 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
‘We were at a disadvantage in terms of buying power so we sought to be nimble and cooperative’: how government got ready for vaccine rollout
Kate Bingham reveals foundations for vaccine taskforce's achievements so far