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Will Labour’s 10-year health plan usher in a ‘new era’ for the NHS in England?

Major health service reforms have had mixed results, and more emphasis on tech, community-based care and prevention has been tried before

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

Evening Standard

‘Full of excuses’: families condemn Matt Hancock’s testimony to Covid inquiry

Former health secretary defends decision to discharge untested patients into care homes as ‘least worst option’

The Guardian - UK

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Matt Hancock defends Covid care home plan as ‘the least-worst decision’

A civil servant earlier this week described the toll as a ‘generational slaughter within care homes’

The Independent UK

Hancock: Moving patients from hospitals to care homes was least-worst decision

Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock insists he’s not a liar and blames allegations on ‘toxic’ Dominic Cummings

Former health secretary labels Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser ‘malign actor’ – and insists ‘many lives’ could have been saved if UK had gone into lockdown earlier

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock to defend his record as health secretary before Covid inquiry

Mr Johnson’s former top adviser Dominic Cummings used the inquiry to attack Mr Hancock as a ‘proven liar’

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Matt Hancock faces extreme interrogation punishment for arrogance in final Celebrity SAS challenge

Former politician was put through an intense interrogation process, which experts said suited him because ‘the reality of it is, he’s really good at lying’

The Independent UK

Another truth from the Covid inquiry: women were being ignored over ill-fitting PPE long before the pandemic

NHS England denied there was a problem with unisex equipment. But it was well known that most neither fits nor protects female healthcare workers, says feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry evidence about leaders’ petty preoccupations fills me with fury

We on the frontline had to take decisions that affected who lived and who died – and we deserve to hear that it was not our fault

The Guardian - UK

What we learned about Matt Hancock from the Covid inquiry

Former health secretary was seen as an overconfident ‘liar’ during the pandemic, according to former colleagues

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry turns to the professionals for a masterclass in time-wasting

Former NHS England boss Simon Stevens turns out to be just the warmup act for the main event, Christopher Wormald

The Guardian - UK

‘The blame game’: revelations from health officials at UK Covid inquiry

Simon Stevens and Chris Wormald recall inefficiency, lack of planning and a ‘horrible dilemma’ on life-or-death decisions

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock wanted to decide who should live and who should die during Covid – former NHS boss

Dominic Cummings asked whether the true problem was him ‘calling Hancock “a lying c*** killing people’” or ‘Hancock actually being a lying c*** killing people’

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The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' if NHS overwhelmed by Covid

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

The Independent UK

Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss

Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid inquiry.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson blames NHS ‘bed blocking’ for first Covid lockdown

Mr Johnson said NHS and social services had ‘failed to grip the decades old problem of delayed discharges’.

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

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Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live and die' if hospitals grew full, says ex-NHS chief

Impact of pandemic on hospitals set to come under microscope at latest Covid Inquiry hearing

The Guardian - UK

Health service chief critical of Covid-19 ‘Protect the NHS’ slogan

Lord Simon Stevens feared advice would stop people coming forward for much-needed treatment

The Guardian - UK

Steve Barclay ‘frustrated health officials by delaying vaccine programme signoff’

Other senior staff allowed rollout to begin 10 days before Treasury’s formal green light, new book claims

Evening Standard

OPINION - BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns in storm over loan

There are numerous benefits to UK political parties of being in government rather than opposition. Ministerial cars, nuclear weapons launch codes and with a decent enough majority you can even implement your public policy preferences. Another less heralded power is that of appointments.

Daily Mirror

Senior Tory investigated by Parliament's Standards Commissioner over lobbying claims

The probe into Steve Brine - the Chairman of the Commons Health Committee - was opened on Wednesday by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg

The Independent UK

Tory MP investigated over alleged improper lobbying of NHS

Steve Brine, chairman of the Commons health committee, is being investigated by parliament’s standards commissioner

The Independent UK

Health committee chair Steve Brine under investigation over lobbying claims

The Tory MP for Winchester is being investigated by Parliament’s standards commissioner over paid advocacy and declaration of an interest.

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