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MATTHEW TAYLOR

Leaders call for national redundancy pot to fund job cuts

By Lee Peart 08 April 2025

NHS leaders have called for a national redundancy pot to fund NHS job cuts.

WHITEHALL

Government rejects bid to exclude hospitals from 'high street levy'

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

A House of Lords bid to exclude NHS hospitals from a £75m high street levy has been rejected by the Government.

DWP

First 'trailblazer' launches to get people back to work

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

The first of nine ‘trailblazers’ designed to get people back to health and work has been launched in South Yorkshire by the Government.

DWP

Government blasted for failure to publish accessible welfare papers

By Lee Peart 01 April 2025

The Government’s failure to publish an accessible version of the welfare Green Paper and impact assessment has been branded a ‘disgrace’ by the Liberal Democrats.

UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Chancellor's benefits changes prompt concern

By Liz Wells 26 March 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a huge shake-up to Universal Credit, the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments and a raft of other measures.

LIZ KENDALL

Tackling sickness absence could be worth £150bn to UK economy

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

A new Government report says tackling sickness absence and ill-health related economic inactivity could be worth £150bn to the UK economy.

WHITEHALL

Great British Energy to cut NHS bills by up to £400m

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

Rooftop solar panel installations at a third of NHS trusts is expected save up to £400m over 30 years.

WHITEHALL

BREAKING NEWS: Government votes to reject health and care NICs exemption

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs.

DWP

Kendall promises to restore 'trust and fairness' to social security system

By Lee Peart 18 March 2025

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has promised to restore ‘trust and fairness’ to the social care system in reforms to be laid out this afternoon.

WHITEHALL

MP blasts trust's £1.25m spend on accountancy advice

By Lee Peart 12 March 2025

Tory MP Mark Francois has slammed his local NHS trust for spending £1.25m on accountancy advice from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

IFS

Worsening mental health driving health-related benefits, says IFS

By Lee Peart 12 March 2025

Mental health has worsened since the pandemic and is a key driver of higher health related benefit claims, according to an IFS report funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and The Health Foundat...