Matt Hancock says Dido Harding has ‘huge’ experience amid row over major public health shake-up
19 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Matt Hancock says Dido Harding has ‘huge’ experience amid row over major public health shake-up
“That is a massive logistical operation," Hancock says, defending former TalkTalk boss's experience
Hancock confirms Public Health England axed with test and trace boss Dido Harding to lead replacement body
18 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Hancock confirms Public Health England axed with test and trace boss Dido Harding to lead replacement body
Harding will be interim head of the National Institute for Health Protection, which will aim to tackle threats like biological weapons and pandemics
McKinsey banks £560,000 consulting on “vision, purpose and narrative” for new test and trace body Exclusive
18 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
McKinsey banks £560,000 consulting on “vision, purpose and narrative” for new test and trace body
DHSC drafted in consultancy to help plan permanent organisation to manage coronavirus programme
Public Health England to be scrapped after criticism of how it handled coronavirus crisis
17 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Public Health England to be scrapped after criticism of how it handled coronavirus crisis
New National Institute for Health Protection set to be in place by September, with test and trace chief Dido Harding tipped to lead it
Labour demands ‘rapid reform’ of coronavirus contact tracing system with call to cut outsourcing funding
10 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Labour demands ‘rapid reform’ of coronavirus contact tracing system with call to cut outsourcing funding
Government insists NHS Test and Trace is working alongside local action to tackle outbreaks
Public confidence in government’s handling of coronavirus hit by ‘Dominic Cummings effect’ – study
07 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Public confidence in government’s handling of coronavirus hit by ‘Dominic Cummings effect’ – study
Confidence has not recovered since revelations in May, according to report
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
07 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove says officials ‘balanced the urgent need for PPE with the requirement to obtain value for money’
Department for Health and Social Care seeks next data watchdog
06 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Department for Health and Social Care seeks next data watchdog
National data guardian must be able to “relate to and influence" members of the public and government
Health department to be given Ofsted-style ratings on delivery of care pledges
05 Aug 2020 Health & Social Care
Health department to be given Ofsted-style ratings on delivery of care pledges
Move to boost oversight of DHSC intended to boost patient care, says panel chair
Government comms criticised as new northern lockdown rules brought in at short notice
31 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Government comms criticised as new northern lockdown rules brought in at short notice
Matt Hancock says data from the test and trace system shows case number increase is a result of households meeting each other
Covid-19 exposed 'decades of underfunding' and neglect of social-care sector, report finds
30 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Covid-19 exposed 'decades of underfunding' and neglect of social-care sector, report finds
Social care sector entered pandemic "underfunded, understaffed and at risk of collapse"
Government threw care homes ‘to the wolves’ amid coronavirus pandemic, MPs say
29 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Government threw care homes ‘to the wolves’ amid coronavirus pandemic, MPs say
DHSC “does not know" how many of the 25,000 patients discharged to care homes between 17 March and 15 April had Covid-19
Chief nurse confirms she was dropped from No.10 briefing at height of Cummings row
20 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Chief nurse confirms she was dropped from No.10 briefing at height of Cummings row
Ruth May says "you would have to ask other people" why she was dropped, but confirms "the rules were clear"
Matt Hancock orders urgent review into 'misleading' PHE coronavirus death statistics
17 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Matt Hancock orders urgent review into 'misleading' PHE coronavirus death statistics
Review comes after reports that all deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are marked as Covid deaths, even if cause of death may be unrelated
Boris Johnson hands councils power to order local lockdowns as he floats coronavirus ‘normality’ by Christmas
17 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Boris Johnson hands councils power to order local lockdowns as he floats coronavirus ‘normality’ by Christmas
PM says that departments will discuss possible office returns with civil servants
Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
08 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
Government ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan for potential second Covid-19 spike
PAC also calls for plan on how the NHS will function after the coronavirus crisis, including how services will operate under social-distancing rules
No date yet for functioning Covid-19 app, DHSC test and trace chief says
07 Jul 2020 Health & Social Care
No date yet for functioning Covid-19 app, DHSC test and trace chief says
Dido Harding tells peers that people respond better to isolation instructions from humans, rather than automated messages
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
30 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Leicester lockdown: shops and schools to shut again as government re-imposes local curbs
City accounted for 10% of all positive cases in the country over the past week, says health secretary
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules
24 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Daily coronavirus press conferences scrapped after PM unveils easing of lockdown rules

“We’ll continue to hold press conferences to coincide with significant announcements," says No.10
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers to re-open as PM sets out lockdown easing
23 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers to re-open as PM sets out lockdown easing

Boris Johnson says country’s “long hibernation is coming to an end”
Explained: All the key changes to England's coronavirus lockdown announced by Boris Johnson
23 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Explained: All the key changes to England's coronavirus lockdown announced by Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has announced a major relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England. But what are the details of the new plans and how will it impact on our day-to-day lives?
Coronavirus alert level should finally move down from Level 4 to Level 3, say UK’s chief medical officers
19 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Coronavirus alert level should finally move down from Level 4 to Level 3, say UK’s chief medical officers

Health secretary Matt Hancock says update shows "the government's plan is working"
Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app ‘not a priority’ and may not be ready until winter, minister says
18 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app ‘not a priority’ and may not be ready until winter, minister says

Health minister says there is a of "alienating or freaking out people" using test, track and trace system
More than 600,000 workers have lost jobs amid coronavirus lockdown, new figures suggest
16 Jun 2020 Health & Social Care
More than 600,000 workers have lost jobs amid coronavirus lockdown, new figures suggest

Experimental ONS and HMRC data reveals indicative employment impact of Covid-19