Health & Social Care

Legislation lined up after Johnson promises to make the NHS "number one priority"

Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU

Party manifesto promises "the days of Whitehall knows best are over" as it pledges white paper on English devolution

HMRC doubles number of mental health advocates while Home Office appoints new champions

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

To get the best value for stretched public resources, we need a whole government approach to develop a long-term plan for the nation’s health, says Tim Elwell-Sutton, healthy lives assistant director, the Health Foundation

Help for Heroes recovery director Retired Colonel David Richmond will take on cross-government role

Freight service will transport medical supplies with short shelf lives like radioisotopes and human organs

Government won't fly in medicines in first batch of contracts awarded through £300m post-Brexit framework

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