Bonfire of the quangos and ‘woke jobs’: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
29 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Bonfire of the quangos and ‘woke jobs’: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Sunak set out plans for vaccine-style taskforce, while Truss takes aim at civil service "groupthink"
Government has broken pledge to tackle NHS and social-care staffing crisis, independent panel says
25 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Government has broken pledge to tackle NHS and social-care staffing crisis, independent panel says
Workforce planning an "afterthought" amid "greatest workforce crisis" in NHS and social care history
Heatwave sunscreen advice based on 20-year-old report 'puts children at risk' Exclusive
19 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Heatwave sunscreen advice based on 20-year-old report 'puts children at risk'
UKHSA and DHSC advice to use SPF 15 falls short of NHS recommendations as temperatures soar
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
18 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
Ex-Vaccine Taskforce chief says government has not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
06 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
Barclay's successor as Cabinet Office minister yet to be named
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resign
05 Jul 2022 Health & Social Care
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid resign
Double resignation comes after Simon McDonald says No.10 was "not telling the truth" about Pincher affair
Survey reveals generosity of civil service workers on Public Service Day Partner Content
23 Jun 2022 Health & Social Care
Survey reveals generosity of civil service workers on Public Service Day
Public service workers are not only serving the country with distinction but also being the cornerstone of communities
DHSC admits record keeping fell short during pandemic as MPs probe sleaze row Exclusive
22 Jun 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC admits record keeping fell short during pandemic as MPs probe sleaze row
Department says Randox meetings should have been better documented
DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
10 Jun 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC blasted for ‘track record’ of breaking public-spending rules
MPs berate department over £9bn “lost” in PPE procurement and unauthorised severance payments to NHS staff
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
09 Jun 2022 Health & Social Care
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
"It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules," Patrick Vallance says
Sir Patrick Vallance celebrates UK COVID-19 Infection Survey success as IQVIA opens its UK HQ Partner Content
08 Jun 2022 Health & Social Care
Sir Patrick Vallance celebrates UK COVID-19 Infection Survey success as IQVIA opens its UK HQ
Government’s chief scientific adviser praises the “world-leading” COVID surveillance programme undertaken by the Office for National Statistics with IQVIA
Government departments ‘see complaints as a nuisance’
30 May 2022 Health & Social Care
Government departments ‘see complaints as a nuisance’
Ombudsman raises concern over how departments deal with complaints
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
17 May 2022 Health & Social Care
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
Jenny Harries reveals average day rates for management consultants – who are paid between £706 and £3,100 a day
'Naked cronyism' jab as two Tory donors appointed to public health roles
06 May 2022 Health & Social Care
'Naked cronyism' jab as two Tory donors appointed to public health roles
DHSC and UKHSA say all government protocols were followed in making the appointments
Vaccine Taskforce boss drafted in to deal with HRT crisis
03 May 2022 Health & Social Care
Vaccine Taskforce boss drafted in to deal with HRT crisis
Madelaine McTernan will focus on resolving supply-chain issues affecting some products
UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
28 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
Union says plan to slash headcount by 40% is a bad move that is hammering morale
DHSC broke law by failing care home residents who died of Covid
27 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC broke law by failing care home residents who died of Covid
High Court says "irrational" policies failed to take into account the risk from asymptomatic transmission
PPE procurement decisions were ‘rational and defensible’, DHSC perm sec says
21 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
PPE procurement decisions were ‘rational and defensible’, DHSC perm sec says
Sir Chris Wormald says pandemic procurement processes were correct based on the evidence at the time
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
19 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
Interim DCMO Thomas Waite succeeds Jonathan Van-Tam
DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass Exclusive
11 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass
Netcompany to provide “operational management, incident management and support” as Covid pass use winds down within UK
EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE Exclusive
08 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE
Waste companies to get £17.5m apiece after department admitted plans to burn mountains of equipment
DHSC may not achieve value for money on 176 PPE contracts, NAO warns
04 Apr 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC may not achieve value for money on 176 PPE contracts, NAO warns
The watchdog finds the Department of Health and Social Care is still paying millions of pounds to store PPE that is not suitable for frontline use
DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
28 Mar 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
The 25 million gowns were never used after failing an inspection
DHSC looks to extend shelf life of expired pandemic PPE Exclusive
16 Mar 2022 Health & Social Care
DHSC looks to extend shelf life of expired pandemic PPE
Lab appointed to test medical-grade masks and visors, to see if expiry dates can be extended