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Contaminated blood victims 'right to demand restitution'

The long-running Infected Blood Scandal public inquiry is drawing to a close

Wales Online

Infected blood victims ‘truly lived through worst of times’, public inquiry told

The public inquiry’s final report is expected to be published in the autumn.

The Independent UK

Department of Health wasted £15bn on unused Covid supplies, watchdog finds

National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls

The Guardian - UK

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Agency responsible for Test and Trace programme scolded for accounting failings

Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said the lack of clarity over the UKHSA’s finances were ‘astonishing and unacceptable’.

The Independent UK

Safety risks and failures in mental health settings to be reviewed by Government

A number of mental health charities and organisations have welcomed the review, declaring it a ‘positive step’.

The Independent UK

Emails show Hancock held talks to hand patient data and Covid test results to US tech firm

Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel

Daily Mirror

'What were you apologising for?' - Government lawyer refuses to say what Infected Blood apology was actually for

Eleanor Grey KC said the Department of Health and Social Care 'would not be setting out a position' on what went wrong in the contaminated blood scandal.

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Blood scandal victim's three recommendations on how Government should ensure disaster never happens again

Andrew Bragg made three clear recommendations he said would help ensure no-one suffers at the hands of NHS errors like the victims of the contaminated blood scandal have

Chronicle Live

NHS rule lets you skip waiting lists for free

Patient's 'Right to Choose' should be offered and discussed at the point of referral

Liverpool Echo

UK pest-control firm made £9m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE deal during pandemic

PestFix had assets of £18,000 and 16 staff but won contracts worth £344m after being put on government’s high-priority supplier list

The Guardian - UK

Steve Barclay privately concedes he will have to increase pay offer to NHS staff

The U-turn may help to end wave of strikes, though funding it could require cuts to key services

The Guardian - UK

Breast cancer screening gets £10m funding injection

The money will fund 29 new units, including 16 mobile ones that can be used flexibly in underserved areas

Wales Online

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

Evening Standard

Nurse burnt out after year working in NHS now makes more money serving ice cream

Mailu Turner, who qualified as a mental health nurse in September 2021, has told how she quit her job in the NHS due to stress from the conditions and now earns more working in an ice cream parlour

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Health Secretary admits emergency care has ‘not been acceptable’ in recent weeks

Steve Barclay told the Commons: “I and the Government regret the experience for some patients and staff.”

The National (Scotland)

Conservative peer helped secure PPE deal worth £50m for firm linked to fellow Tory

A CONSERVATIVE peer who advised the government during the coronavirus pandemic helped a company secure PPE contracts worth £50 million after he was…

The Guardian - UK

Conservative peer helped land £50m PPE contract for firm linked to fellow Tory

Former party chairman referred SG Recruitment to ‘VIP lane’ after introduction by peer who owned shares in parent company

The Independent UK

£200 million to buy care home beds in bid to ease NHS crisis

Health Secretary Steve Barclay will announce the strategy on Monday as the Government comes under intense pressure to alleviate the crisis in the NHS.

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PPE Medpro: Michelle Mone-linked firm referred to UK health watchdog

DHSC accused PPE Medpro of presenting false document when tendering for PPE contracts

The Independent UK

Government claims more than £130 million after suing pandemic gown supplier

Lawyers representing Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay have outlined detail of a High Court claim against PPE Medpro.

Chronicle Live

Department of Health lawyers warn Infected Blood Inquiry of risks of using 'hindsight and suggestion' in analysis of NHS treatment disaster

A 600-page legal submission from Government lawyers has told Sir Brian Langstaff - chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry - to be wary of the perils of hindsight.

Liverpool Echo

People with covid coming from China don't have to isolate in new travel rules

Testing will be voluntary for those arriving in the UK

Reuters

Britain reviewing China arrivals policy after COVID surge - minister

Britain is reviewing whether to impose restrictions on people arriving from China after a surge in COVID infections there, but has no current plans to do so, officials said on Thursday.

Daily Record

UK Government to sue Michelle Mone-linked firm over covid PPE deal

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Government to sue Michelle Mone-linked firm for £122million over Covid PPE deal

The Department for Health and Social Care has issued legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, which has been at the centre of a row after Tory peer Baroness Mone took a leave of absence from the Lords

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