Health & Social Care

Covid-19 strategy aims to reduce the peak of the outbreak, “not to suppress it completely", Patrick Vallance says

Negotiations will not take place in person, but both sides are exploring possible video discussions

Move to be confirmed later today after PM chairs COBRA meeting

£5bn public service response fund and business loans and grants among measures announced in Budget

Civil servants are following the advice of Public Health England, which is tracing people who have come into contact with Nadine Dorries

Boris Johnson and top officials warn that crisis will get worse

"We are well prepared as a country to deal with this outbreak," Sedwill tells officials

Whitty says 'social cost' of measures like school closures means government will wait until the “last possible point” to implement them

Emergency meeting lays out steps ministers could take if outbreak spreads, including calling up retired doctors to help staff hospitals

Emergency committee meeting planned after PM visits hospital to discuss preparations for treating virus

Big numbers for capital spending in next month’s budget won’t fix decade of austerity, think-tank warns

Chris Whitty says NHS has to prepare for 2% mortality rate but reality could be much less

Department urged to introduce no-protest zones at clinics after turning down buffer zones proposal in 2018

Department confirms it has brought embassy staff home as it tells citizens to leave China

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Camille Oung of the Nuffield Trust considers whether the government’s majority will lead to action on social care

Watchdog says keenness to proceed with Liverpool project led to deal being struck before construction failings were known

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Jon Rouse explores the impetus to expand public health initiatives in 2020

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories

Legislation lined up after Johnson promises to make the NHS "number one priority"

Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU

Party manifesto promises "the days of Whitehall knows best are over" as it pledges white paper on English devolution

HMRC doubles number of mental health advocates while Home Office appoints new champions

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

To get the best value for stretched public resources, we need a whole government approach to develop a long-term plan for the nation’s health, says Tim Elwell-Sutton, healthy lives assistant director, the Health Foundation