Eye-catching ideas sought for health service overhaul that will resonate with voters and enhance Labour’s election prospects
Samantha Jones’s appointment as permanent secretary is first in spate of job changes at highest level of UK civil service
Changes are despite overall narrowing in amount men in civil service are paid over women colleagues
Decision to axe health service operator followed months of tension with Wes Streeting and officials
Announcement comes as ministers start to bring senior leadership of health service body into central government
Departure comes as government seeks to tighten control over health service
Pharma groups say higher levy will stifle growth of life sciences
Rebuilding of facilities that involve reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete prioritised by ministers
Darzi review will find lack of capital expenditure since 2010s has stunted NHS modernisation and worsened backlogs
National Audit Office notes potential ‘growing mismatch’ between demand for services and future funding
From the infected blood scandal to the Post Office saga, the dead hand of officialdom is everywhere in the UK
Report finds 10-year road map to tackle funding and staffing crisis is failing to deliver
Suggestion that striking NHS staff would not pursue original demand for 35% increase comes ahead of 5-day strike
Mounjaro has achieved 22.5 per cent loss of body weight in trials
Use of medication such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic for weight loss sparks supply fears for diabetics
‘Toxic culture’ in government hampered response, former health secretary says
Public accounts committee cites ‘extreme concerns’ over scheme beset by spiralling costs and inflation
NAO says just £729mn from original £1.7bn budget may now be spent between 2022 and 2025
Consultants agree to hold off on further strike action as health department insists headline pay is ‘off the table’
First co-ordinated industrial action of its kind in health service history due for September and October
Spending watchdog warns of multiple problems with construction programme
More cases of recruits from abroad being forced to pay thousands in upfront fees and relocation costs, says Unison
Planned action next month threatens to cause ‘biggest disruption from NHS walkouts so far’
Case involves supply of £122mn of personal protective equipment during Covid pandemic
Legal proceedings launched against PPE Medpro which had been recommended by Michelle Mone
