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Impossible to have confidence Randox contracts were awarded properly – MPs

MPs have accused the Department of Health and Social Care of failing in its duties to be “transparent” about meetings its ministers had with Randox.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

UK Government 'doesn’t know' if Covid rules on travel, quarantine or home isolation actually worked

A new report published on Tuesday says Westminster is "not learning lessons fast enough from the pandemic and is missing opportunities to react quickly to future emergencies"

Wales Online · Jul 25, 2022

Worst NHS staffing crisis in its history is putting patients at serious risk, MPs warn

Health and social care committee says workforce strategy must be top priority for new prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ after 71% of UK monkeypox cases seen in London

The Mayor of London has written to the Health Secretary urging him to combat the spread of the virus.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

ICO urges ministers to review use of Whatsapp and other private channels

UK data watchdog said there had been extensive use of such channels within the health department, which risked transparency

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

UK health department reprimanded for use of private messaging services during pandemic

The Information Comissioners Office (ICO) found "extenstive use" of messaging apps like Whatsapp amongst government ministers and officials

The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2022

Government ‘wasted’ more than £800m choosing single-use PPE over greener alternative

Exclusive: Ministers had option to buy multi-use protective gowns, which would have saved hundreds of millions in taxpayers’ money over two years, estimates presented to government show

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Government aims to tackle racial disparities with mental health reforms

The Department for Health and Social Care published the draft of the Mental Health Bill on Monday.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

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 · Jun 25, 2022

£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 · Jun 9, 2022