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
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