Consultants earning average of £1,200 a day account for an eighth of UKHSA workforce
CEO Harries tells MPs that 58% of workers at public-health agency are civil servants
Revealed: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme expects up to 2,500 Covid claims with £6m medical assessment firm appointed
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Public-health agency explores use of satellites to collect Covid data
UKHSA undertakes workshops and consultancy exercises
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Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme to end on Monday
App will remain available to businesses that wish to use it voluntarily
‘Excellent and innovative’ – award celebrates government statisticians
RSS programme recognises achievements of stats professionals
UKHSA signs £4m deals for short-term cyber suppliers
Two specialist firms brought in for architecture and risk assurance contracts
EXCL: Government withholds information on anti-disinformation unit
PublicTechnology’s attempts to find out more about the Counter-Disinformation Unit were rebuffed after a minister was consulted
Government to offer online support for victims of conversion therapy
Cabinet Office seeks supplier to support creation of website and helpline
NHS picks suppliers for £15m framework to support use of AI in stroke diagnosis
Buying vehicle put in place 16 months after tender process began
NHS signs £1.6m in deals for vaccine centre connectivity
BT wins contracts for WiFi and HSCN connections
Scottish Government urged to ditch contact-tracing programme
Opponents call for more ‘targeted’ approach to virus
UKHSA signs £16m deal with IBM for Test and Trace cloud
Vendor will support delivery of new system to house pandemic data as well as other information sources
NHS online platform to offer patients personalised info on operation waiting times
New digital system forms part of government efforts to reduce post-pandemic backlog
Work begins on online platform for government’s ‘Civilian Reserve’ to support future crisis response
Government plans to assemble collective of external experts that can be deployed to assist ministers and officials in responding to future crises
NHS Digital received £160m funding boost in FY21 to support Covid response
Organisation’s annual accounts reveal major effort to deliver platforms to support booking of tests and vaccination
NHS Covid Pass: 12- to 15-year-olds offered digital document from Thursday – in time for half-term hols
Minister confirms documentation will be available via the app and NHS.UK website
Covid vaccine programme: NHS signs £9m O2 deal for mobile services
Contract covers a range of services
DHSC taps data firm to monitor threats to vaccine supply chain
Subsidiary of media heavyweight Thomson Reuters awarded £400k deal
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations
Sturgeon reported to statistics authority over ‘twisted’ use of ONS Covid data
Objection follows similar complaint about deputy John Swinney
Consultants still comprise one in four Test and Trace workers
Efforts to reduce reliance on external providers have had an impact
Scottish Government launches app to find free period products
PickupMyPeriod program allows users to find one of 700 locations where free products can be collected
NHS Covid app: Contact alerts hit new high in run-up to Christmas
The number of exposure notifications exceeded the levels of the summer ‘pingdemic’, figures show
NHS app to suggest ‘healthier alternatives’ for parents
Technology will enable users to scan barcodes