Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
18 Nov 2024 Health & Social Care
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
Covid Inquiry: Treasury and No.10 blocked NHS request for 10,000 extra beds
12 Nov 2024 Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Treasury and No.10 blocked NHS request for 10,000 extra beds
NHS chief exec defends decisions on Nightingale Hospitals, which cost £358m but were largely unused
Public services facing financial uncertainty despite Budget spending boost – IfG
12 Nov 2024 Health & Social Care
Public services facing financial uncertainty despite Budget spending boost – IfG
It is “unlikely” that public services will see a notable improvement in performance next year, think tank warns
Ex-health secretary to lead DHSC board
11 Nov 2024 Health & Social Care
Ex-health secretary to lead DHSC board
"Big reforms" are needed for the NHS, says New Labour-era minister Alan Milburn
Budget: Reeves faces backlash from health and care services over NI hikes
01 Nov 2024 Health & Social Care
Budget: Reeves faces backlash from health and care services over NI hikes
GPs and hospices say failure to include them in "public sector compensation" arrangements will have dire consequences
CQC names next chief executive
16 Oct 2024 Health & Social Care
CQC names next chief executive
Julian Hartley set to take helm of regulator declared "unfit for purpose" by health secretary
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
30 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC offers £200k for 'outstanding' leader to head medicines regulator
Candidates must be able to respond to "unprecedented evolution in medicines and medical technology", including genomics and AI
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
27 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Whitty says UK's 'very low' ICU capacity was 'political choice'
Chief medical officer admits he still worries about whether the threat posed by Covid was "overpitched" to the public
Streeting gives his honest assessment of DHSC
25 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Streeting gives his honest assessment of DHSC
Health secretary full of praise for “dedicated” officials at Labour conference fringe event, but bemoaned siloed thinking and slow pace of change
Think tank sets out how government can drive change in health sector
17 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Think tank sets out how government can drive change in health sector
Project led by Ara Darzi and Sally Davies calls for "Climate Change Commission" approach to push cross-departmental working
Darzi review: Underfunding and raids on capital budget have 'left NHS estate crumbling'
12 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Darzi review: Underfunding and raids on capital budget have 'left NHS estate crumbling'
Report that will inform NHS 10-year plan highlights "desperate" shortage of capital funding and “dysfunctional” state of regime
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
11 Sep 2024 Health & Social Care
Council leader who worked on Test and Trace named DHSC second perm sec
Tom Riordan, who began his career in the civil service, will start in the role later this month
DHSC reopens search for next second perm sec
23 Aug 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC reopens search for next second perm sec
Department is advertising for Shona Dunn's replacement weeks after first recruitment round closed
Health secretary dubs care regulator 'unfit for purpose'
26 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
Health secretary dubs care regulator 'unfit for purpose'
Report finds Care Quality Commission is unable to "consistently and effectively" judge the services it regulates
McFadden announces resilience review following Covid Inquiry report
24 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
McFadden announces resilience review following Covid Inquiry report
Cabinet Office minister says he will chair a cabinet committee on resilience to oversee the review
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
19 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: 'Groupthink' and 'churn' fuelled UK government's poor pandemic response
Leaders of organisations responsible for emergency preparedness and resilience "primarily at fault", report says
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
11 Jul 2024 Health & Social Care
Streeting appoints former New Labour minister to review NHS
Surgeon Ara Darzi asked to produce "warts and all" review ahead of 10-year turnaround plan
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
27 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
CQC chief steps down after delivering 'challenging' transformation
Ian Trenholm says milestone moment is good time to move on
Parties 'not being honest' about scale of NHS funding needed to tackle healthcare crisis
20 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
Parties 'not being honest' about scale of NHS funding needed to tackle healthcare crisis
Health Foundation calls on politicians to "level with the public" as it highlights £38bn funding gap
DHSC seeks supplier to aid social care recruitment amid staffing crisis
13 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC seeks supplier to aid social care recruitment amid staffing crisis
Successful supplier will provide support with hiring internationally and “promotional activity” to boost domestic recruitment
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
10 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
The think tank has urged political parties to set out their plan
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns