The Latest Breaking News from Department of Health and Social Care

Who will be eligible for free Covid testing from April 1 as mass PCRs and LFTs end

Free tests will be limited to a small number of groups from April 1, the government confirmed

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2022

Spending watchdog warns £2.7 billion at risk from government PPE contracts

Chair of public accounts committee says government must ‘get a grip’ of PPE stocks and contracts

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Government clarifies who will be eligible for free Covid testing from April 1 as mass PCRs and LFTs end

There are only a few categories of people who qualify for symptomatic testing from Friday

Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2022

UK government may have bought 3bn PPE gloves made by forced labour

Department of Health and Social Care looking into allegations over purchases in first year of pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Relaxing of care-worker immigration rules comes into force

Care workers have been added to the shortage occupation list after a decision by the Department of Health and Social Care last year.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

Private texts suggest Owen Paterson personally lobbied Matt Hancock for Covid firm

The private messages, which emerged after a standards probe into Owen Paterson's lobbying for Randox, also show the MP asked Mr Hancock to "kill" news stories making claims about his involvement with the deal

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022