Hancock defends £44,000 takeaway bill for staff working '18-hour days'
24 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
Hancock defends £44,000 takeaway bill for staff working '18-hour days'
"When people are working 18 hours a day, of course I’m going to feed them," health secretary says
PPE suppliers referred by ministers and civil servants marked 'high priority' in pandemic
18 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
PPE suppliers referred by ministers and civil servants marked 'high priority' in pandemic
Businesses in high-priority lane 14 times more likely to win contracts, NAO finds
Sedwill sets out thinking on public inquiry into Covid-19 response
18 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
Sedwill sets out thinking on public inquiry into Covid-19 response
Former cabinet secretary tells MPs decision makers don’t have to wait to learn lessons on pandemic handling
UK was not as prepared for Covid as it could have been, ex-chief medic says
13 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
UK was not as prepared for Covid as it could have been, ex-chief medic says
UK has been "found wanting", Dame Sally Davies says, with the government responding too slowly to the pandemic
'You need to pull on all the talents': test and trace head defends use of consultants
11 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
'You need to pull on all the talents': test and trace head defends use of consultants
Harding also defended the reliance on outsourcers in the "team of teams" that is NHS Test and Trace
Don't overburden NHS Test and Trace, chief medic warns
04 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
Don't overburden NHS Test and Trace, chief medic warns
Speed of test turnarounds is critical, Chris Whitty says, as he also warns it would be "stupid" for scientists to interfere in minutiae of policy decisions
NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
03 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
Update will end ‘ghost notifications’, government claims
England’s second lockdown could go beyond 2 December, says Michael Gove
02 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
England’s second lockdown could go beyond 2 December, says Michael Gove
Explaining move into a second national lockdown, the Cabinet Office minister says ‘the situation has been worse than any of us expected’
Sunak urged to find cash to make pandemic-driven innovations permanent
02 Nov 2020 Health & Social Care
Sunak urged to find cash to make pandemic-driven innovations permanent
Spending Review should also stump up funding to deal with “huge” service backlogs, report says
Government facing calls to tighten Covid restrictions as deaths hit their highest level since May
28 Oct 2020 Health & Social Care
Government facing calls to tighten Covid restrictions as deaths hit their highest level since May
Latest figures from government scientific advisers are ‘utterly bleak’, according to reports
‘We have covered all bases’: Treasury rejects request for extra cash from areas in high Covid restrictions
15 Oct 2020 Health & Social Care
‘We have covered all bases’: Treasury rejects request for extra cash from areas in high Covid restrictions
Statement comes as it is announced London and Essex will move into tier 2 restrictions this weekend
Ministers accused of 'ignoring own advisers' after rejecting SAGE call for 'circuit breaker' lockdown
13 Oct 2020 Health & Social Care
Ministers accused of 'ignoring own advisers' after rejecting SAGE call for 'circuit breaker' lockdown
Scientific advisers called for "immediate action" on 21 September, minutes show
Scottish Government offers £140k for next chief medical officer
06 Oct 2020 Health & Social Care
Scottish Government offers £140k for next chief medical officer
Successful candidate for "highly visible" role will replace Catherine Calderwood, who resigned after flouting coronavirus advice
Asking for financial help and advice is a strength not a weakness Sponsored
01 Oct 2020 Health & Social Care
Asking for financial help and advice is a strength not a weakness
Most people’s finances are stretched further than ever. By facing up to your financial situation, you can improve your future and your mental health, writes Elaine Jefferys of The Charity for Civil Servants
‘PM must choose’: Johnson faces further calls to clarify Dido Harding’s role
22 Sep 2020 Health & Social Care
‘PM must choose’: Johnson faces further calls to clarify Dido Harding’s role
Dual work as public-health head and Conservative peer ‘blurs the fundamental distinction that officials cannot act in a party political way’, Downing Street is warned
Government accused of breaking civil service rules on Harding appointment
21 Sep 2020 Health & Social Care
Government accused of breaking civil service rules on Harding appointment
Appointing Dido Harding to head up the National Institute for Health Protection is a breach of the civil service code, Labour peers claim
Unions accuse Hancock of failing to ‘properly consult’ over creation of NIHP
16 Sep 2020 Health & Social Care
Unions accuse Hancock of failing to ‘properly consult’ over creation of NIHP
Civil service unions have serious concerns over the new health body
Hancock: New social gathering restrictions ‘absolutely vital to protect life’
09 Sep 2020 Health & Social Care
Hancock: New social gathering restrictions ‘absolutely vital to protect life’
‘We need everyone to see the new rules and read them,’ says Matt Hancock
Hancock unveils mass-testing trial as workers urged to return to offices
03 Sep 2020 Health & Social Care
Hancock unveils mass-testing trial as workers urged to return to offices
Health secretary pledges extra £500m to fund innovations including “rapid” tests that give results in 20 minutes
Scrapping Public Health England won’t be a quick win, ministers warned
26 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Scrapping Public Health England won’t be a quick win, ministers warned
IfG says new National Institute for Health Protection faces same problems as predecessor with added disruption from reorganisation
DHSC draws up ‘moon shot’ plan to expand coronavirus testing to millions a day
24 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
DHSC draws up ‘moon shot’ plan to expand coronavirus testing to millions a day
Department has reportedly drafted in Deloitte to work on mass-testing regime aimed at asymptomatic carriers
Home Office immigration charge hitting NHS trusts with £15m in fees to use overseas staff
24 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Home Office immigration charge hitting NHS trusts with £15m in fees to use overseas staff
Worst-hit trust has paid out £2m in fees to employ foreign workers since 2017, FoI response shows
Louise Casey quits government rough sleeping review role
21 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Louise Casey quits government rough sleeping review role
Former Troubled Families tsar says appointment to House of Lords contributed to decision
'The privilege of my career': Selbie's farewell to Public Health England as NHSBSA head becomes chief exec
19 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
'The privilege of my career': Selbie's farewell to Public Health England as NHSBSA head becomes chief exec
"You are the rock stars of the health and care system," Selbie tells PHE staff as Michael Brodie becomes interim chief exec