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NHS staff should get at least a 4% pay rise, say independent experts

Exclusive: Pay review body recommendation higher than government’s figures but less than unions want

The Guardian - UK

£4bn of NHS COVID PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report

Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’

The Guardian - UK

Government plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’

The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.

The Independent UK

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UK Government hiring £71,000-a-year official for obsolete Covid pass

THE Conservative Health Secretary is committed to hiring a £71,000-a-year official responsible for the NHS Covid pass, despite admitting the…

The National (Scotland)

NHS bosses fear DHSC will use bullying report to blame leadership

Department of Health and Social Care press release cited negative behaviours but not findings of political pressure

The Guardian - UK

Families back petition for public inquiry into North East Ambulance Service failings amid 'cover-ups' claim

Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle's parents are among those backing a petition calling for a public inquiry into the North East Ambulance Service.

Chronicle Live

Medical research stalled as NHS focuses on small number of trials, experts say

Report outlines ‘research waste’ that occurred during the pandemic, with weakly designed trials exposing millions to unproven treatments

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NHS prescription prices frozen to help ease cost-of-living crisis

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the fees which normally rise in line with inflation will not change this year

Liverpool Echo

NHS prescription charges frozen amid cost of living crisis to 'put money back in people’s pockets'

Meanwhile, ministers have been resisting calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the energy companies which have been swollen by rising oil and gas prices

Manchester Evening News

Prescription charges frozen as ministers grapple with cost-of-living crisis

Health Secretary Sajd Javid said the Government is ‘putting money back in people’s pockets’.

The Independent UK

Jamie Oliver hits out at junk food ‘BOGOF’ deal ban delay saying it erodes obesity strategy

The Government’s U-turn on banning multi-buy junk food deals and pre-watershed TV advertising has alarmed health campaigners

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson 'putting children at risk' with BOGOF ban delay for unhealthy food

The Government has pushed back the legislation

Leeds Live

Ban on BOGOFs for unhealthy food items delayed by ministers

“This delay threatens the UK target to halve childhood obesity by 2030"

Liverpool Echo

‘Devastating’ social care shortages leave more than 500,000 adults waiting for help

DHSC announced that it increased funding for nursing in care homes by 11.5 per cent from 2022 to 2023

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The Guardian - UK

Civil servants called UK Covid testing scheme ‘unlegit’, court hears

Details of emails released in Good Law Project challenge to awarding of contracts to Abingdon Health for antibody tests

The Guardian - UK

Labour says government refusal to publish PPE firm’s contracts ‘reeks of cover-up’

Angela Rayner says dealings with firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone need same scrutiny as Owen Paterson’s lobbying for Covid test contracts

The Independent UK

Government to limit supply of HRT products to ‘even out’ UK distribution

HRT can help alleviate severe menopause symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, low mood, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.

The Guardian - UK

Head of Covid vaccine taskforce to lead new unit for HRT shortages

Hormone replacement therapy taskforce led by Madelaine McTernan aims to ensure access to menopause medicines

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The Independent UK

COVID vaccine supply lessons to be used for Hormone Replacement Therapy shortage

Madelaine McTernan, Vaccine Taskforce director general, will lead a new HRT taskforce which will leverage lessons learned during the pandemic.

Manchester Evening News

Kellogg's describes new rules for high-sugar cereals as unlawful during court battle

The breakfast food giant says the regulations don't take into account that cereals are eaten with milk

Chronicle Live

New £1.3m CT scanner 'doubles capacity' at North Tyneside Hospital - as NHS looks to tackle backlogs

Government funding has seen a state-of-the-art new CT scanner installed in North Tyneside

The Independent UK

New rules do not consider cereal ‘overwhelmingly’ eaten with milk, court told

Kellogg has claimed that more than a quarter of all milk in the UK – 28.4% – is consumed with breakfast cereal.

Evening Standard

Government fraud investigators probing PPE contracts, MPs told

Government fraud investigators are looking into contracts to supply the NHS with PPE during the Covid pandemic, officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have said.

The Independent UK

Government fraud investigators probe PPE contracts, MPs told

Officials told the Public Accounts Committee they had ‘concerns’ over 176 contracts to supply equipment to the NHS.

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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