Health & Social Care

Staff responses signal across-the-board plunge on all key measures, and make department Whitehall’s lowest employee-engagement performer

Watchdog voices “deep concern” over department’s rejection of recommendations to track down drivers with wrongly-revoked licenses

Public Health England’s many responsibilities range from obesity to global pandemics, but public protection and promoting healthy life choices are at the heart of them all. Mark Leftly does the rounds with PHE’s chief executive, Duncan Selbie

Wellbeing and protection agency consults on £400m "science hub" to replace Porton and other sites

Leaked risk assessment highlights concerns over workforce and Brexit – but Whitehall source points out that such documents are designed to set out "worst-case scenario"

Former NHS England director for patients and information set to run Australia's national digital health services and systems

Spending watchdog says bosses failure to declare National Insurance Fund payments kept departmental revenue spending in the black

Information Commissioner says “public interest” in naming representatives from US healthcare firms overrides Freedom of Information exemption

PHE chief executive Duncan Selbie tells MPs of desire to return to cross-working model from “two reorganisations ago”

Former Department of Health permanent secretary Dame Una O’Brien and the DH's current deputy director of legislation and policy reflect on the lessons from a series of seminars drawing on insights from past healthcare leaders and those working on the innovations of the future

KPMG on food subscriptions for families receiving means-tested benefits​

Department of Health says “military level” contingency planning in place to ensure emergency care will continue

Microsoft demonstrates how several health organisations have successfully transformed their service delivery

Mental health, musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging healthy lifestyles top priorities for newly-created cross-Whitehall role

PHSO says Dr Bill Kirkup will lead investigations into most serious and complex cases brought before the public services watchdog

Former Times health editor on the move to BIS

“Acute hospital trusts are at crisis point,” warns PAC chair Meg Hillier

Mutual health insurer CS Healthcare has been hosting health checks to government employees for more than two years. The results of this programme are very revealing.

Leading health think-tank warns on state of NHS trust finances even after Treasury's Spending Review boost

Core department announces plans to merge three London offices in favour of single site in Westminster

Director general for Public and International Health to leave civil service in June after 26 year career

A care home manager discusses how the pressures facing the sector – including budget cuts and high staff turnover – impact on some of the most vulnerable people in society

Successful candidate will succeed Tim Kelsey to lead on IT procurement and implementation

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Mark Lowcock, permanent secretary of the Department for International Development, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...