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MPs launch inquiry into rising NHS litigation costs
The Health and Social Care Committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The committee will consider the case against a background of a "significant" increase in costs, and...
Read moreGovernment will not pay more than £850 to analyse PPE contracts worth £14bn
The UK government has admitted it is not prepared to pay more than £850 to analyse contracts worth £14.7bn for personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has...
Read moreTax breaks needed for employee mental health support – Prosperis
Prime minister Boris Johnson's new Cabinet has been urged to alleviate UK plc's mental health crisis through tax breaks for companies who provide support for workers. Commenting on priorities for Johnson's new...
Read moreMental health minister vacancy remains unfilled
The ministerial position for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety has still not been filled after Nadine Dorries' departure to become culture secretary. The post was created last year and was...
Read moreMental health minister moves to Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Nadine Dorries, previously minister for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety, has been appointed digital, culture, media and sport secretary. It also appears health secretary Sajid Javid has kept his role...
Read moreInsurers more likely to look at long-term care products – Hamilton
Insurers have told Health & Protection they are more likely to investigate creating solutions to help plug the country's social care gap now there is more certainty about future costs. Announcing a...
Read morePM launches health and social care levy to tackle NHS backlog
The government has set a target of treating 30% more elective patients than before the pandemic by 2024/25 through the launch of a new health and social care levy paid for by...
Read moreAdvisers worry NI hike will lead cash strapped families to reconsider protection cover
Advisers are concerned government's expected increase to National Insurance could lead cash strapped families to reconsider paying for health or protection cover. Later today, the Prime Minister is expected to confirm a...
Read moreGovernment mulls NI increase to pay for social care
The government is considering at least a 1% increase in National Insurance (NI) rates to improve social care and effectively tackle NHS backlogs, according to reports. According to The Daily Telegraph, prime...
Read moreDoctors face difficult choices as ‘severe’ blood test tube crisis worsens – BMA
The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned doctors will soon have to make very difficult choices around which patients get blood tests and which do not due to the shortage of the...
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