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Government did not adequately record decisions on Covid contracts – watchdog

The Government has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with public money after a report found it did not “adequately” document key decisions when procuring Covid-19 tests. When the pandemic hit, ministers were forced to act quickly to scale up ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

‘We have reached Omicron peak but more deaths are to come’ – Vallance

The current wave of Omicron Covid-19 cases may have peaked, the chief scientific adviser to the Government said but he warned of further rises in hospital admissions and deaths. Sir Patrick Vallance said that there are “consequences” for the very ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Covid-19 variant that ‘escapes immunity’ could take world by surprise – Vallance

A coronavirus variant which escapes vaccine immunity could take the world by surprise, Sir Patrick Vallance has warned. Speaking at a virtual Royal Society conference, the Government’s chief scientific adviser for England also said the “world ...

31 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Calorie counts to appear on menus as part of Government drive to tackle obesity

Diners will see the calorie content of dishes on menus from Wednesday as part of a Government drive to tackle obesity and improve the nation’s health. Businesses with 250 or more employees in England, including cafes, restaurants and ...

05 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Key points around the Government’s ‘unlawful’ care home discharge policies

The High Court has ruled that Government policies on discharging untested hospital patients into care homes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic were “unlawful”. It follows a legal challenge from two women whose fathers died ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful

Government policies on discharging hospital patients into care homes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic were “unlawful”, the High Court has ruled, undermining claims that a “protective ring” was put in place for the most ...

27 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Discharge of patients into care homes without testing ‘unlawful’ – High Court

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Matt Hancock told Public Health England director ‘not to patronise him’

Matt Hancock told the former medical director of Public Health England (PHE) “not to patronise” him in the weeks leading up to the pandemic. Professor Yvonne Doyle was also told to distance herself from the then-Health ...

02 Nov 2023 at 17:23

Pandemic plan ‘didn’t envisage mass test and trace would be necessary’ – Selbie

Pandemic preparation plans “never envisaged” that mass contact tracing and mass testing would be needed, the former head of Public Health England (PHE) said. Duncan Selbie told the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry that he ...

27 Jun 2023 at 16:32

Campaigners call on Government to make salt reduction a ‘priority’

The Government should consider mandatory measures to reduce the amount of salt in the nation’s diet to help save lives and boost the economy, campaigners have said. It comes after researchers found the decline of ...

19 Sept 2023 at 08:32

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