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    Medical

    Keep up-to-date with the latest Medical news from Civil Service World
    EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE
    08 Apr Medical

    EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE

    Waste companies to get £17.5m apiece after department admitted plans to burn mountains of equipment
    by Beckie Smith
    From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
    20 May Medical
    From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
    £1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
    17 May Medical
    £1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
    UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
    28 Apr Medical
    UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
    While the chancellor deals in economic optimism, reality in the NHS is tough – and getting tougher
    27 Apr Medical
    While the chancellor deals in economic optimism, reality in the NHS is tough – and getting tougher
    Sunak's plan to cut £4.75bn in “efficiency savings” from the NHS budget is a classic of the “heroic optimism untethered to reality” genre
    DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
    19 Apr Medical
    DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
    Interim DCMO Thomas Waite succeeds Jonathan Van-Tam
    Eight rules for communicating public health risk in a crisis – from horsemeat to Covid
    06 Apr Medical
    Eight rules for communicating public health risk in a crisis – from horsemeat to Covid
    How has the government's crisis communications in the pandemic compared with Labour’s handling of swine flu in 2009 or the Coalition’s response to the horsemeat scandal in 2013?
    A real shot in the arm: the highs, lows and lessons of delivering the Vaccines Programme
    29 Mar Medical
    A real shot in the arm: the highs, lows and lessons of delivering the Vaccines Programme
    In a bleak and challenging time, the breath-taking speed and success of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout provided much-needed hope across the country. Beckie Smith meets Antonia Williams and Leila Tavakoli, who worked on the programme, to discuss what they learned from this award-winning endeavour
    DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
    28 Mar Medical
    DHSC bought £122m PPE from Tory peer-linked firm 'for almost three times manufacturing fee'
    The 25 million gowns were never used after failing an inspection
    The NHS workforce plan: the Godot of public policy?
    22 Mar Medical
    The NHS workforce plan: the Godot of public policy?
    Workforce shortages and an end to free lateral flow testing are just some of the issues giving our health columnist a headache
    Opportunities outweigh threats in new white paper on health and social care integration
    18 Mar Medical
    Opportunities outweigh threats in new white paper on health and social care integration
    This is a framework which could enable real progress on integrating health and social care services
    DHSC looks to extend shelf life of expired pandemic PPE Exclusive
    16 Mar Medical
    DHSC looks to extend shelf life of expired pandemic PPE
    Lab appointed to test medical-grade masks and visors, to see if expiry dates can be extended
    Seven billion items of pandemic PPE 'not fit for purpose' Exclusive
    11 Mar Medical
    Seven billion items of pandemic PPE 'not fit for purpose'
    Nearly one in five units of PPE marked “do not supply” to the NHS by the Department of Health and Social Care
    EXCL: Government urged to tackle 'public health risk' of poor-performing private Covid tests Exclusive
    23 Feb Medical
    EXCL: Government urged to tackle 'public health risk' of poor-performing private Covid tests
    As the government prepares to end most free Covid testing on 1 April, experts tell CSW the validation process for commercial tests is failing to ensure they are sufficiently reliable, or to enable people to make informed choices about which tests to buy
    As Big Dog nears his final trip to the vet, briefings break out over the NHS Elective Recovery Plan
    23 Feb Medical
    As Big Dog nears his final trip to the vet, briefings break out over the NHS Elective Recovery Plan
    The plan forms a handy battleground for Conservative leadership ambitions but gives little detail on how aspirations to cut waiting lists will be met, Andy Cowper writes
    Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
    23 Feb Medical
    Overhauled No.10 operation 'flunked first test' amid confusion over Covid policy
    Criticism comes after a row between the Treasury and DHSC over ending Covid restrictions forced the PM to delay a meeting to sign off the plans
    PM scraps Covid restrictions and announces end to free tests from April
    22 Feb Medical
    PM scraps Covid restrictions and announces end to free tests from April
    Legal requirement to self-isolate following a positive test for Covid-19 to end on 24 February under "Living with Covid" plan
    EXCL: Health security agency signs £1m deal with Deloitte to help get private Covid tests to market Exclusive
    21 Feb Medical
    EXCL: Health security agency signs £1m deal with Deloitte to help get private Covid tests to market
    Consultants brought in to assess paid-for LFT providers as Omicron and supply-chain delays led to shortage of free tests
    DHSC rejects plea to overhaul NHS workforce planning despite ‘crisis’ warning
    16 Feb Medical
    DHSC rejects plea to overhaul NHS workforce planning despite ‘crisis’ warning
    Health and Social Care Committee chair Jeremy Hunt says government has missed opportunity to tackle staff burnout crisis
    Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
    15 Feb Medical
    Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
    Gregor Smith was accused of breaking the civil service code
    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    14 Feb Medical
    Treasury pushes for free Covid testing to be scrapped despite SAGE warnings
    Removing tests could make it harder to take precautions and could disproportionately impact vulnerable people, experts say
    DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
    07 Feb Medical
    DHSC seeks deputy chief medic to replace Van-Tam
    Department offers up to £149,000 a year for its next DCMO for health protection
    DHSC writes off £8.7bn of pandemic PPE
    01 Feb Medical
    DHSC writes off £8.7bn of pandemic PPE
    The losses included £2.5bn spent on PPE that was not suitable for the NHS or in care settings
    WATCH: Steve Glass on the work of the Vaccine Taskforce and maintaining 'tenacity under pressure'
    28 Jan Medical
    WATCH: Steve Glass on the work of the Vaccine Taskforce and maintaining 'tenacity under pressure'
    The winner of the Cabinet Secretary's Outstanding Leader Award shares how the task force delivered Covid-19 vaccines under extraordinary circumstances and on a massive scale, and lessons for the future
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    28 Jan Medical
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    NHS England chief rapped for failure to publish ministerial direction letter on time
    Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants
    19 Jan Medical
    Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants
    Significant progress made on cutting consultant numbers, but short-term roles and secondments deter officials from applying
    Andy Cowper: The PM plays party games while the NHS strains under Covid pressures
    19 Jan Medical
    Andy Cowper: The PM plays party games while the NHS strains under Covid pressures
    The PM’s non-apology on the “BYOB” No.10 garden party won’t convince many. Meanwhile, NHS workforce and waiting list challenges remain
    Jonathan Van-Tam to step down as deputy chief medical officer
    13 Jan Medical
    Jonathan Van-Tam to step down as deputy chief medical officer
    Job has been "most challenging of my professional career", JVT says
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