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NHS prescription prices frozen to help ease cost-of-living crisis

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the fees which normally rise in line with inflation will not change this year

Liverpool Echo

NHS prescription charges frozen amid cost of living crisis to 'put money back in people’s pockets'

Meanwhile, ministers have been resisting calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the energy companies which have been swollen by rising oil and gas prices

Manchester Evening News

Prescription charges frozen as ministers grapple with cost-of-living crisis

Health Secretary Sajd Javid said the Government is ‘putting money back in people’s pockets’.

The Independent UK

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Jamie Oliver hits out at junk food ‘BOGOF’ deal ban delay saying it erodes obesity strategy

The Government’s U-turn on banning multi-buy junk food deals and pre-watershed TV advertising has alarmed health campaigners

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson 'putting children at risk' with BOGOF ban delay for unhealthy food

The Government has pushed back the legislation

Leeds Live

Ban on BOGOFs for unhealthy food items delayed by ministers

“This delay threatens the UK target to halve childhood obesity by 2030"

Liverpool Echo

‘Devastating’ social care shortages leave more than 500,000 adults waiting for help

DHSC announced that it increased funding for nursing in care homes by 11.5 per cent from 2022 to 2023

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Civil servants called UK Covid testing scheme ‘unlegit’, court hears

Details of emails released in Good Law Project challenge to awarding of contracts to Abingdon Health for antibody tests

The Guardian - UK

Labour says government refusal to publish PPE firm’s contracts ‘reeks of cover-up’

Angela Rayner says dealings with firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone need same scrutiny as Owen Paterson’s lobbying for Covid test contracts

The Guardian - UK

Government to limit supply of HRT products to ‘even out’ UK distribution

HRT can help alleviate severe menopause symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, low mood, anxiety and difficulty sleeping.

The Independent UK

Head of Covid vaccine taskforce to lead new unit for HRT shortages

Hormone replacement therapy taskforce led by Madelaine McTernan aims to ensure access to menopause medicines

The Guardian - UK

COVID vaccine supply lessons to be used for Hormone Replacement Therapy shortage

Madelaine McTernan, Vaccine Taskforce director general, will lead a new HRT taskforce which will leverage lessons learned during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Kellogg's describes new rules for high-sugar cereals as unlawful during court battle

The breakfast food giant says the regulations don't take into account that cereals are eaten with milk

Manchester Evening News

New £1.3m CT scanner 'doubles capacity' at North Tyneside Hospital - as NHS looks to tackle backlogs

Government funding has seen a state-of-the-art new CT scanner installed in North Tyneside

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The Independent UK

New rules do not consider cereal ‘overwhelmingly’ eaten with milk, court told

Kellogg has claimed that more than a quarter of all milk in the UK – 28.4% – is consumed with breakfast cereal.

Evening Standard

Government fraud investigators probing PPE contracts, MPs told

Government fraud investigators are looking into contracts to supply the NHS with PPE during the Covid pandemic, officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have said.

The Independent UK

Government fraud investigators probe PPE contracts, MPs told

Officials told the Public Accounts Committee they had ‘concerns’ over 176 contracts to supply equipment to the NHS.

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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The Guardian - UK

Inquiry into leak of Matt Hancock kiss images leads to no prosecutions

ICO finds insufficient evidence against those suspected of capturing footage of minister with colleague

Insider UK

Omega still seeking funding, despite 41% revenue rise

The Department of Health and Social Care is removing its equipment from the company's Alva site ahead of its sale

The Independent UK

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

Liverpool Echo

National Insurance rise comes into force as cost of living squeeze bites hard

It will further increase the pressure on millions of people

Chronicle Live

National Insurance rise in force from Wednesday - how it will affect your pay

Some £39 billion will be raised from tax payers across the country, which will be re-invested into the health and social care system

Nottingham Post

National insurance rise: How it works as Boris Johnson defends increased rate

On Wednesday, April 6, national insurance contributions increased by 1.25 percentage points

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