Letters: The emergency phone alert has the hallmarks of another costly failure
Plus: the Diane Abbott race row; British nationals stuck in Sudan; the value of the state pension; and an evening with Dame Edna Everage
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Jonathan Van Tam: 'The pandemic was like being on a warfront for two years'
When Covid struck, they found themselves leading the UK response. Now, scientists and experts reflect on the highs and lows of the crisis
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Consultants were paid total of £1m a day to work on NHS Test and Trace, leaks reveal
WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and advisers show he was shocked at learning extent of spending
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'No one thinks testing is going well, Matt,' George Osborne told Hancock
Former chancellor disagreed with the then health secretary’s glowing appraisal of his own programme
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Almost £15bn wasted on unused Covid supplies in two years
National Audit Office gives damning appraisal of Department of Health spending as billions in taxpayers’ cash written off
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England to Pause Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing Among Medical and Care Staff
COVID-19 testing among medical and care staff with no symptoms in England will be paused at the end of August, the UK government has announced.
Source: theepochtimes.com
UK economy experiences shock contraction in April
UK GDP shrank by 0.3% in April, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics.
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Deloitte cashes in on government contracts as KPMG stands aside
Rival's withdrawal from public sector work helps land consultant a £53m payday
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NHS Test and Trace to be scaled back as 'living with Covid' plan takes hold
Some £18bn has been spent on organisation since its creation, according to National Audit Office Covid tracker
United Kingdom Boris Johnson Scientific Advisory Group For Emergencies Sage National Audit Office Covid Downing Street Scientific Advisory Group
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Here's how to save the NHS £12bn... without damaging patient care
With almost six million people on its waiting list for routine treatments, the NHS is under pressure as never before.
Source: dailymail.co.uk