Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
28 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Labour would claw back money spent on failing Covid contracts, Reeves pledges
Shadow chancellor also promises “biggest wave of insourcing in a generation” if party wins next general election
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
28 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs call on government to halt 'alarming' MHRA redundancies
Cuts could force staff to "cover more ground with fewer resources"
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
24 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Hot yoga and weekend long lunches: DCMS chief Sarah Healey shares wellbeing tips
New civil service wellbeing champion says she takes her own wellbeing “very seriously” but insists on fun
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
15 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Departments to get compensation for social care levy, but contract costs could rise
Public bodies with directly employed staff will be compensated from a £2bn pot for the 1.25% NICS rise
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
08 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
PM confirms tax hike to fund social care reform
Manifesto-commitment-busting 1.25% increase based on National Insurance will also bankroll Covid catch-up work
DHSC adds another string to bow as new body takes on health disparities
07 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC adds another string to bow as new body takes on health disparities
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will be led by freshly-appointed deputy chief medical officer Jeanelle de Gruchy
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
06 Sep 2021 Health & Social Care
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
Union chief condemns “utterly disgraceful” behaviour of anti-vaccine campaigners outside Department of Health and Social Care executive agency
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
31 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC tells NHS trusts to badge projects as ‘new hospitals’
So-called “communications playbook” says additional wings and refurbishment schemes should all be classified as part of flagship government drive
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy Exclusive
27 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy
“This is a basic policy of wellbeing and it’s hard to believe that these things haven’t already been provided," one MP says
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
24 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC signs contract to buy 35 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine
Booster programme will help "future-proof the country from the threat of Covid-19"
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
20 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
But former health secretary says officials are more interested in control than improving outcomes for service users
Dido Harding to leave NHS role
11 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
Dido Harding to leave NHS role
Controversial ex-test and trace boss has called working for the NHS the "privilege of my life"
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
02 Aug 2021 Health & Social Care
£110,000 on offer to lead life sciences unit
"Strategic thinker" sought to lead engagement with sector after Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
30 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cabinet Office procurement plans ‘could do more harm than good’
Peers warn prioritisation of competition over collaboration in public service commissioning risks compromising expertise and innovation
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
29 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Amanda Pritchard named first female chief exec of NHS England
Health service's current COO becomes successor to Sir Simon Stevens
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
27 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
DHSC scales up ‘cough in a box’ technology to detect Covid-19
Scheme uses algorithms to identify coronavirus by processing recordings of an individual’s cough
Social care reform plan delayed again
21 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Social care reform plan delayed again
Plans are "well progressed" but not ready to be signed off before recess, source says
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
16 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
Information Commissioner’s Office says inquiry into security footage leaked from Department of Health and Social Care targeted two homes
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
12 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Javid rejects MPs’ call for annual reports on NHS staff shortages
Disappointed ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says government needs to know if it is on track to meet workforce needs
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
09 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
Cross-government unit targets drug misuse and deaths
Plan comes as review dubs current system “unfit for purpose” and says cash alone will not be enough to fix crisis
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
01 Jul 2021 Health & Social Care
SAGE still probing links between hospital discharges and care home Covid outbreaks
MPs said care homes were "thrown to the wolves" in the pandemic last year
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
30 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
22 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
Government pilot to drop self-isolation for those who have had both vaccines
Health secretary says government trialling the use of tests instead of isolation for those double jabbed
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
17 Jun 2021 Health & Social Care
UK 'cannot afford' more broken promises on social care
DHSC must produce a reform plan and workforce strategy after years of promising to do so, MPs say