Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed
17 Mar Medical

Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed

Government "treating their own workforce worse than anyone else", unions say after "failure to hold meaningful talks"
by Tevye Markson
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
15 Mar Medical
DWP pledges to improve disabled people's experience of benefits system
Hancock denies ignoring Whitty's advice on Covid tests for care homes
01 Mar Medical
Hancock denies ignoring Whitty's advice on Covid tests for care homes
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
20 Feb Medical
MoD medics aid victims of Turkey earthquake
Continuing to fight Covid and celebrating women in science: UKHSA’s Jenny Harries looks back on 2022
30 Dec 2022 Medical
Continuing to fight Covid and celebrating women in science: UKHSA’s Jenny Harries looks back on 2022
The UK Health Security Agency’s first national conference was a highlight for the chief exec
'I am impressed at colleagues’ resilience, but 2023 is unlikely to bring much respite': Chris Whitty’s New Year predictions
16 Dec 2022 Medical
'I am impressed at colleagues’ resilience, but 2023 is unlikely to bring much respite': Chris Whitty’s New Year predictions
England’s chief medical officer praises health workers and civil servants, but warns winter will be tough
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
29 Nov 2022 Medical
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
After suspected cases among asylum seekers dispersed from Manston, expert says situation "should have been prevented through joint working"
UKHSA pushes through pay offer unions rejected, offering £350 'recognition payment' Exclusive
18 Nov 2022 Medical
UKHSA pushes through pay offer unions rejected, offering £350 'recognition payment'
Pay decision ‘disappointing’ and could lead to workforce shortage, union warns
Jonathan Van-Tam given prestigious award for Covid press briefings
24 Aug 2022 Medical
Jonathan Van-Tam given prestigious award for Covid press briefings
Royal Society says he played a critical role in public engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
As Sunak and Truss battle it out to be PM, they have yet to address the health and care crisis
25 Jul 2022 Medical
As Sunak and Truss battle it out to be PM, they have yet to address the health and care crisis
The waiting list is growing, ambulance services are in crisis, and Covid isn't over. None of this has cropped up meaningfully in the leadership debates
Government has broken pledge to tackle NHS and social-care staffing crisis, independent panel says
25 Jul 2022 Medical
Government has broken pledge to tackle NHS and social-care staffing crisis, independent panel says
Workforce planning an "afterthought" amid "greatest workforce crisis" in NHS and social care history
Heatwave sunscreen advice based on 20-year-old report 'puts children at risk' Exclusive
19 Jul 2022 Medical
Heatwave sunscreen advice based on 20-year-old report 'puts children at risk'
UKHSA and DHSC advice to use SPF 15 falls short of NHS recommendations as temperatures soar
From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
20 May 2022 Medical
From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
There are many issues to consider when assessing decisions taken around procurement in the early days of Covid. That’s why a full inquiry is being held
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
17 May 2022 Medical
£1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
Jenny Harries reveals average day rates for management consultants – who are paid between £706 and £3,100 a day
UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
28 Apr 2022 Medical
UK Health Security Agency blasted for ‘irresponsible’ job-cut plans
Union says plan to slash headcount by 40% is a bad move that is hammering morale
While the chancellor deals in economic optimism, reality in the NHS is tough – and getting tougher
27 Apr 2022 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 2022 Medical
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
Interim DCMO Thomas Waite succeeds Jonathan Van-Tam
EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE Exclusive
08 Apr 2022 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
Eight rules for communicating public health risk in a crisis – from horsemeat to Covid
06 Apr 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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