DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
24 Nov Health & Social Care
DWP creates new safeguarding team following MPs concerns
Pat McFadden tells select committee the department has “more to do” to ensure vulnerable customers get the support they need
Covid Inquiry: Ministers failed to appreciate scale of threat
21 Nov Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Ministers failed to appreciate scale of threat
Politicians and officials faced “extreme pressure” but produced a response that was “too little, too late”, report says
Covid Inquiry: Chris Wormald failed to ‘rectify’ Matt Hancock’s ‘unjustified’ assurances
21 Nov Health & Social Care
Covid Inquiry: Chris Wormald failed to ‘rectify’ Matt Hancock’s ‘unjustified’ assurances
Inquiry's module two report says health secretary’s misleading claims and Wormald’s failure to correct them “obscured reality and need for more action”
'Replicating poor practices': MPs raise concerns over health reforms
19 Nov Health & Social Care
'Replicating poor practices': MPs raise concerns over health reforms
Public Accounts Committee also warns there is a “serious risk” DHSC will fail to meet key hospital waiting times target
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
30 Oct Health & Social Care
DHSC second perm sec to become envoy for northern growth
Riordan will work across government departments, with mayors and other external partners to co-develop a plan to support growth and investment across the north
DHSC ‘must act’ as clinical-negligence costs triple in two decades
17 Oct Health & Social Care
DHSC ‘must act’ as clinical-negligence costs triple in two decades
National Audit Office says £60bn liability estimate is second only to nuclear decommissioning on government balance sheet
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
02 Oct Health & Social Care
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
Tom Riordan will take on position in addition to role as second perm sec at Department of Health and Social Care
DHSC wins £122m case against peer-backed PPE firm
02 Oct Health & Social Care
DHSC wins £122m case against peer-backed PPE firm
High Court finds company recommended by Michelle Mone was in breach of contract agreed during coronavirus pandemic
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
29 Sep Health & Social Care
MHCLG creates new unit to push cross-department approach to new towns
New Towns Unit will join forces with Homes England in a new “delivery partnership" to lead on discussions across government departments
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
25 Sep Health & Social Care
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
Michelle Dyson will take up post as Alzheimer’s Society chief exec in November
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
24 Sep Health & Social Care
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
Health minister Ashley Dalton says civil servants’ contribution would be particularly valuable given their “professionalism and integrity”
DHSC sets out leadership plans for NHS England ‘merger’
22 Sep Health & Social Care
DHSC sets out leadership plans for NHS England ‘merger’
Single joint executive team bringing together senior figures from both sides will go live in November