Hope for 250,000 ME patients as Sajid Javid promises radical new approach to tackling the condition

Hope for 250,000 ME patients as Sajid Javid promises radical new approach to tackling the ‘incredibly disabling condition’ He said he was committed to better care and support for people living with ME Condition affects up to 250,000 people in the UK and 17million around the world Javid is the first senior government minister to … Read more

Chinese-made cameras implicated in spying on Uyghurs and banned in US still being used in Whitehall

Chinese-made cameras implicated in spying on the country’s Uyghur community and banned by the US are still being used in Whitehall The Department of Health is still using Chinese-made cameras despite NHS ban Last week Sajid Javid ordered staff to stop buying Communist Party-linked tech  Amendment to health bill will stop future NHS purchases from … Read more

Ministers unveil ’10 year vision’ to solve nation’s social care crisis

Ministers unveil ’10 year vision’ to solve the nation’s social care crisis but campaigners blast the plan as an ‘underpowered saloon car when a Formula One car is needed’ and ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt says it ‘falls far short’ Ministers today unveiled their ’10 year vision’ for solving UK’s social care crisis  White paper sets … Read more

Medical union bosses claim they won ‘concessions’ over Sajid Javid plans in doctors row

‘We WON’T have face-to-face GP league tables’: Row erupts as medical union bosses claim they have won ‘significant concessions’ over plans to overhaul appointments… but health officials deny it GPs claimed they won ‘concessions’ over plans for face-to-face appointments But Department of Health officials deny claim and said it would press ahead to publish surgery-level … Read more

Ministers refuse to pinpoint dates when huge backlog will be cleared, despite billions of spending 

No targets for NHS recovery: Ministers refuse to pinpoint dates when huge backlog will be cleared… despite billions of pounds of spending Sajid Javid said ‘impossible to know’ when NHS backlog of patients will be seen He warned how waiting times are likely to get worse before they can get better Rishi Sunak will use Budget … Read more