Health & Social Care

2019 survey also includes more questions about civil servants' socio-economic backgrounds

Stats watchdog says department has failed to answer questions about how the pledge will be funded

Watchdog says disruption cannot be ruled out despite health secretary Matt Hancock's guarantee

Commons leader compared neurologist David Nicholl to anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield after no-deal warnings

Providers told supplies could take up to five days to deliver – up from three days set out in February guidance

A combination of Brexit and the Conservative leadership campaign has all but officially postponed the 2019 Spending Review. Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone look at what impact the delay will have, and whether there are opportunities to be grasped in the extra time

Experts say hospitals had already earned £1bn of cash announced by Boris Johnson by making spending cuts

Johnson says 'strong economic performance' has made funding possible 

Government rethinks approach after DfT's attempt to secure freight capacity for first Brexit deadline 'cost £85m'

£200m cladding scheme drawn from MHCLG’s existing budget is ‘insufficient’ select committee says

Team collaborates with MHCLG and charities for Royal Statistical Society prize-winning project

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

Next prime minister urged to float Department for Health and Social Care's long-delayed vision ahead of conference season

Lidington pledges government will only pay for capacity it uses after £50m payout to scrap no-deal ferry contracts

Health department says it has done no impact assessment of how no-deal Brexit would affect disabled people

Former Cabinet Office minister flags “keep calm and carry on” spirit amid Brexit abnormality

Public health professor has been a chief scientific adviser to government departments for a decade

Union leaders sound alarm as bill tops £12m at one ministry and tens of millions across government

Civil service is pushing for a “cultural change towards openness and honesty about mental health”, says HR chief Rupert McNeil

Civil servants have always worked under pressure, but Brexit has upped the level considerably. Sneering at departments helping staff deal with stress benefits no-one, says Andrew Greenway

MPs find millions miss out on potentially life-saving checks against backdrop of underperformance and out-of-date IT

The absence of ministers since the collapse of Stormont’s power sharing in early 2017 hasn’t stopped health service leaders in Northern Ireland from pushing forward their transformation agenda. Health department perm sec Richard Pengelly tells Suzannah Brecknell about driving change through shared leadership, hard work, and difficult discussions

DHSC perm sec and head of civil service policy profession says function needs to get better at evaluating the quality of its advice

National Audit Office says department only has a limited evidence base, two years into 10-year drive to boost employment levels