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