Health & Social Care

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MPs find millions miss out on potentially life-saving checks against backdrop of underperformance and out-of-date IT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