DHSC seeks supplier to aid social care recruitment amid staffing crisis
13 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC seeks supplier to aid social care recruitment amid staffing crisis
Successful supplier will provide support with hiring internationally and “promotional activity” to boost domestic recruitment
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
10 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
Government must reduce size of the state or raise taxes, IFS warns
The think tank has urged political parties to set out their plan
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 Health & Social Care
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
30 May 2024 Health & Social Care
MPs voice fears over UKHSA campus as price spirals to £3.2bn
Agency and DHSC "unable to explain" who is responsible for six-fold increase in project cost over nine years
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
24 May 2024 Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Case quizzed on the Dominic Cummings 'culture of fear'
Cabinet secretary acknowledges pandemic response structures failed hard-working officials
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
24 May 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC offers up to £170k for next second perm sec
Recruitment campaign follows announcement Shona Dunn will leave this summer
Infected blood scandal: Interim chair of new compensation body named
22 May 2024 Health & Social Care
Infected blood scandal: Interim chair of new compensation body named
Victims set for interim payments of £210K and full settlements of up to £2.735m, according to documents
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
21 May 2024 Health & Social Care
Infected blood scandal: Report blasts 'defensive' civil service spin
Call for senior civil servants to face new statutory duties over advice to perm secs and ministers
DHSC second perm sec hired as next chief exec of St John Ambulance
17 May 2024 Health & Social Care
DHSC second perm sec hired as next chief exec of St John Ambulance
Shona Dunn will leave civil service to take helm of first-aid charity in September
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
McVey announces 'common sense' plan to streamline equality and diversity work
13 May 2024 Health & Social Care
McVey announces 'common sense' plan to streamline equality and diversity work
Esther McVey takes aim at “woke hobby horses”, external EDI spending and non-standardised lanyards