The Latest Breaking News from the Department for Health and Social Care

Former cabinet secretary who got £860k payout after 14 months takes House of Lords seat

Sir Chris Wormald left his role as head of the civil service back in February

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed at Nottingham NHS hospitals, damning review finds

More than 500 cases of potentially avoidable harm uncovered by the inquiry with chair Donna Ockenden urging victims’ voices to be a ‘catalyst for lasting national change’

The Independent UK · Jun 24

NHS patient record change will slash A&E visits by 20,000, government says

While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used inappropriately

The Independent UK · May 31

These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

INVESTIGATION: Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

NHS to get up to £30bn as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

More NHS England bosses step down weeks after top doctor and CEO resign

Resignations comes within weeks of NHS’s top doctor and boss both announcing departures

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Patients facing 16-year wait for autism tests as MPs say waiting times must fall

Chairwoman of the Health and Social select committee Layla Moran says the public will be unhappy if standards do not improve.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

Row erupts over how much women should be paid for donating their eggs

‘We do not pay kidney or blood donors: why is an exception made to incentivise women to sell their eggs, which are then often sold on in packages by fertility clinics at huge profits?’ campaigner asks

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2023

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023