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Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says
1 year, 11 months ago

Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health secretary Steve Barclay previously hinted he was considering backdating nurses’ pay His words come …

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What will Jeremy Hunt as chancellor mean for the NHS?
2 years, 2 months ago

What will Jeremy Hunt as chancellor mean for the NHS?

The Independent  

Of all the positions in cabinet, health secretary is the one most aspiring politicians view as the least attractive. Hunt did little to push for a long-term workforce plan as health secretary, but this could change now he is chancellor. The only other matter as momentous as that of a workforce plan is the question of how, as chancellor, he …

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Coffey promises £500 million ‘down payment’ for social care over winter
2 years, 3 months ago

Coffey promises £500 million ‘down payment’ for social care over winter

The Independent  

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Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’
2 years, 4 months ago

Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’

The Independent  

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Sajid Javid’s resignation in letter – in full
2 years, 6 months ago

Sajid Javid’s resignation in letter – in full

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sajid Javid has dramatically resigned as health secretary in the first …

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Women whose fathers died from Covid win High Court challenge against Government
2 years, 8 months ago

Women whose fathers died from Covid win High Court challenge against Government

The Independent  

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Health secretary defends pandemic response in nursing homes
4 years, 6 months ago

Health secretary defends pandemic response in nursing homes

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s health secretary on Friday defended her agency’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak inside the nursing homes and personal care facilities that account for almost 70% of the state’s nearly 6,600 fatalities. Levine’s agency has said it was following a March directive from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Center for Medicare Services that …

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Dominic Raab deputises as PM as Boris Johnson in intensive care
4 years, 9 months ago

Dominic Raab deputises as PM as Boris Johnson in intensive care

Daily Mail  

Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street this morning Shell-shocked Dominic Raab is taking the reins of government today as Boris Johnson battles coronavirus in intensive care - sparking fears of a power vacuum in No10. Asked who will be in control of the nuclear deterrent and armed forces, the PM's spokesman said: “In relation to national security matters the First …

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