3 Minutes Education and skills Government and politics Society and welfare New guidelines ask departments to actively encourage service-user feedback Sam Trendall March 23, 2022 15 Comments on New guidelines ask departments to actively encourage service-user feedback Government standards intend to foster a culture of ‘welcoming complaints in a positive way’... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Health and social care NHS taps McKinsey for £1m consulting gig on Covid vaccination data Sam Trendall March 22, 2022 0 Comment on NHS taps McKinsey for £1m consulting gig on Covid vaccination data Short-term deal was intended to help programme’s senior managers make targeted interventions and present information to other parties in a way that was ‘appropriate and impactful’... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Public order, justice and rights Society and welfare Government to compensate victims that exposed Horizon scandal but were excluded from Post Office scheme Sam Trendall March 22, 2022 0 Comment on Government to compensate victims that exposed Horizon scandal but were excluded from Post Office scheme Chancellor reveals payment programme aims to support those who received ‘small fraction’ of £58m settlement... Read More
3 Minutes Economics and finance Government and politics Treasury to crowdsource innovation ideas from officials in bid to save £5.5bn Sam Trendall March 22, 2022 0 Comment on Treasury to crowdsource innovation ideas from officials in bid to save £5.5bn Ministers believe measures such as digitisation, shared services, and reducing use of consultants could help cut waste... Read More
2 Minutes Health and social care Society and welfare DHSC extracts patient data to support policymaking on NHS-funded social care Sam Trendall March 21, 2022 0 Comment on DHSC extracts patient data to support policymaking on NHS-funded social care Project is separate to a wider piece of work to collate all information on national provision of ‘continuing healthcare’ services... Read More
3 Minutes Defence and Security Government and politics MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary Sam Trendall March 21, 2022 0 Comment on MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes... Read More
2 Minutes Defence and Security Public order, justice and rights Sturgeon claims ‘no public-protection issues’ from IT glitch in prisoner risk assessments Sam Trendall March 21, 2022 1 Comment on Sturgeon claims ‘no public-protection issues’ from IT glitch in prisoner risk assessments Tech issue dating back 10 years is understood to have caused inmates to be wrongly graded... Read More
4 Minutes Defence and Security EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted ... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Economics and finance Central database aims to give government buyers insight into suppliers’ past performance Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on Central database aims to give government buyers insight into suppliers’ past performance New digital platform will allow public bodies to ‘see how the parts of the jigsaw connect together’, according to CCS boss... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Communities, housing and planning Society and welfare ‘Challenging and expensive’ – report casts doubt on Scotland’s plans for ubiquitous superfast broadband Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on ‘Challenging and expensive’ – report casts doubt on Scotland’s plans for ubiquitous superfast broadband Auditor’s report finds difficulties are likely to persist in the Highlands and Islands... Read More