Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
16 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Cabinet Office seeks views on controversial vaccine passport plans
Michael Gove acknowledges “complex issues of ethics, privacy and inclusion” in pandemic recovery
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
11 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
Outsourcer Sitel told contact tracers to use personal email accounts to share case details
Managers rejected whistleblower's suggestion there was "probably a GDPR problem with sharing personal information via personal email"
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
10 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs question return on DHSC’s ‘staggering’ £37bn NHS Test and Trace programme
Report flags “persistent reliance” on thousands of consultants, paid up to £6,624 a day and significant unused laboratory capacity for coronavirus tests
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
09 Mar 2021 Health & Social Care
RSS demands ‘full review’ of government’s use of health statistics
One year on from their Covid-19 action plan, ministers need to start learning lessons, says Royal Statistical Society
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
25 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
June Raine made permanent CEO of medicines regulator
DHSC praises “crucial” role in rapid authorisation of Covid vaccines and formalises interim arrangements in place since 2019
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
24 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Harding: cutting test and trace consultant numbers ‘subject to future demand’
Dido Harding says consultants are "scaling down" work on NHS Test and Trace, but won't commit to longer-term cuts
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
24 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
PACAC chair William Wragg says cabinet ministers should not “shy away from scrutiny”
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
23 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
PM sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ roadmap to end lockdown
Schools will reopen to all pupils on 8 March while limits on social gatherings could go in June
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
23 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock defends DHSC in Covid procurement row
Health secretary brushes off questions on High Court transparency decision and says it would be “ridiculous” to stop work being won by acquaintances of ministers
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
19 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs urge ministers to 'deliver on commitments' by speeding up key legislation
Post-Brexit gap in environmental governance and sentencing bill among Liaison Committee's concerns
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
18 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hunt criticises ministers for making 'no progress' on social-care reform
Select committee chair is “very disappointed” DHSC has not found an extra £7bn for social care as recommended by MPs
Treasury is ‘institutionally biased’ against the young, children’s commissioner says
17 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Treasury is ‘institutionally biased’ against the young, children’s commissioner says
Anne Longfield says processes for spending decisions “consistently discriminate” against children and parents
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
15 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Hancock: civil servants 'don't get enough praise' for Covid jabs success
Health secretary praises officials for their role in vaccines rollout
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
12 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
11 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Health secretary reveals package of NHS reforms
White paper proposals will cut bureaucracy and drive integration between health and social care, says Hancock, but could also boost DHSC powers
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
11 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab to report findings in April
MPs blast DHSC’s ‘inadequate’ pandemic plan and equipment supply
10 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs blast DHSC’s ‘inadequate’ pandemic plan and equipment supply
Report says hundreds of millions of pounds were wasted on unfit-for-purpose PPE while departments lag behind on emergency-procurement transparency
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
09 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
MPs demand all departments ‘actively analyse’ equality in new policies
Report says ministers “overlooked” skewed gender impacts of coronavirus support packages in rush to react to pandemic
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
08 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
Appointments watchdog raps ex-minister for failing to report new job
Stephen Hammond told panel he believed clearance was only required for roles connected with recent departmental responsibilities
‘We were at a disadvantage in terms of buying power so we sought to be nimble and cooperative’: how government got ready for vaccine rollout
02 Feb 2021 Health & Social Care
‘We were at a disadvantage in terms of buying power so we sought to be nimble and cooperative’: how government got ready for vaccine rollout
Kate Bingham reveals foundations for vaccine taskforce's achievements so far
DWP accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after benefit claimant’s inquest
28 Jan 2021 Health & Social Care
DWP accused of ‘gross incompetence’ after benefit claimant’s inquest
Disability advocacy group calls for inquiry into benefit-related deaths following coroner’s verdict on 27-year-old mother
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
20 Jan 2021 Health & Social Care
NHS Test and Trace’s army of consultants will be cut ‘markedly’
DHSC says organisation has around 900 Deloitte staff on £1,000 a day
Education secretary ‘absolutely disgusted’ by contractor’s school-meal parcel
13 Jan 2021 Health & Social Care
Education secretary ‘absolutely disgusted’ by contractor’s school-meal parcel
Gavin Williamson says DfE will name and shame firms not delivering against its standards as voucher scheme is reintroduced
Nurse and NHS chief to lead DHSC’s multibillion-pound hospital programme
05 Jan 2021 Health & Social Care
Nurse and NHS chief to lead DHSC’s multibillion-pound hospital programme
Natalie Forrest to oversee plans to "build 40 new hospitals by 2030" after leading Nightingale construction