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MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS

There is a serious risk that the Government will not meet its target for 92% of the NHS waiting list to be treated within 18 weeks by 2029, MPs warn.

The Independent UK

Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn

Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service

The Independent UK

Reeves rejects plea for £1bn of extra cash to cover NHS redundancy payouts

Health secretary Wes Streeting lobbied behind the scenes for emergency funds to pay off 18,000 staff losing their jobs

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Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site

Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment

The Guardian - UK

Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes

Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis

National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases

The Guardian - UK

NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met

Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices

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PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122m

Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

The Guardian - UK

Tories urge Michelle Mone to hand back peerage after PPE contract breach

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho described Baroness Michelle Mone’s actions as ‘disgraceful’.

Evening Standard

Who is Michelle Mone? Firm linked to Baroness at heart of Covid PPE contract dispute

High Court orders PPE Medpro to repay £122 million to government for breaching contract to supply surgical gowns during pandemic

The Independent UK

Mone should not be in Lords after Covid PPE contract breach, says Reeves

The Government has won a £122 million case against a company linked to the Tory peer.

Evening Standard

Mone used as ‘big gun’ in PPE contract negotiations, High Court judge says

A High Court judge ordered PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, to repay the Government more than £121 million.

Evening Standard

Company linked to Mone must repay almost £122m over Covid PPE contract breach

The Department of Health and Social Care sued PPE Medpro at the High Court for supplying 25 million gowns that were not suitable for NHS use.

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The Independent UK

Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE

High Court rules PPE Medpro provided government with 25 million faulty surgial gowns during pandemic

Evening Standard

Company linked to Michelle Mone breached Covid PPE contract, High Court rules

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sued PPE Medpro over claims it breached a £121 million PPE contract.

The Guardian - UK

VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medpro trial reveals about Tory response to Covid

Case against Michelle Mone-linked company showed pressure to award contracts to those with political connections

The Guardian - UK

UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE

Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’

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Evening Standard

Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company loses £122m High Court battle with government over faulty PPE

Michelle Mone’s husband Douglas Barrowman branded the PPE Medpro defeat in the High Court a “whitewash”

Evening Standard

High Court judge to rule on whether PPE Medpro breached Government contract

The company was accused of providing non-sterile gowns during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Michelle Mone accuses government of ‘scapegoating’ over PPE scandal

PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, is being sued by the Department of Health and Social Care over an alleged contract breach

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone accuses UK Government of 'scapegoating' over PPE firm

Tory peer Michelle Mone accused the UK Government of making her and her husband a 'poster couple for the PPE scandal' ...

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone accuses Government of ‘scapegoating’ ahead of PPE court ruling

PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, is being sued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over an alleged contract breach.

The Guardian - UK

GPs in England threaten action over online appointment booking plan

Doctors’ union says GPs will be overwhelmed by ‘triage tsunami’ and gives ministers 48 hours to take measures

The Independent UK

GPs threaten action over online appointment booking changes

The British Medical Association gave Health Secretary Wes Streeting 48 hours to act and avoid a dispute

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