Byline Times and The Citizens overview of contract awards reveals that one year after the first COVID-19 lockdown almost a billion pounds in Government contracts has been awarded to 15 … Read more
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Hinpack, which is owned by Alex Bourne, an acquaintance of Matt Hancock and the former landlord of his local pub, which won a contract to produce Covid test vials for the NHS is … Read more
Transparency in public office is essential to any democracy, but the UK government’s aversion to scrutiny of its procurement track record during the pandemic – an aversion now the focus … Read more
The Times reports that Andrew Mills, a former government adviser who brokered the bungled £250 million PPE contract with Ayanda Capital, has used an obscure change in company status to … Read more
The Guardian reveals that PPE Medpro, a company with mystery investors and links to the Isle of Man, was awarded government contracts worth £200m to supply the UK with personal … Read more
The New York Times analysis of the British government’s spending on PPE, ventilators, coronavirus tests and other supplies critical to containing the surge in virus infections, has found that the … Read more
The Guardian reports that questions are being asked of Kate Bingham, chair of the government’s vaccine taskforce, over whether she will benefit from a $65m (£49m) UK taxpayer-backed investment into … Read more
In a crisis we need quick thinking and resourcefulness. There’s no time to explain decisions. That’s the justification for the government by-passing scrutiny and transparency, but revelations about dubious deals … Read more
Randox Laboratories which employs the prominent Conservative politician Owen Paterson as a paid consultant has been awarded a £133 million contract under the new fast-track procurement rules that mean no other companies … Read more
An investigation by the Mirror has found numerous connections between the Conservative Party and the private healthcare industry. Dominic Cummings, the former chief advisor to Boris Johnson, previously worked for … Read more
Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s most senior aide, is facing conflict of interest accusations over a consultancy role he undertook for the government-endorsed healthcare startup, Babylon Health, that is in a … Read more
In an interview with the HSJ, Lord Finkelstein said that he believes that Boris Johnson sees the NHS as a “good thing”, and does not need major reform. Finkelstein said … Read more
Hundreds of people have signed the petition against the sale of the Brighton General Hospital site – the plan is to protest outside Hove Town Hall and then hand in … Read more
It has been reported 371 NHS consultants have shares in private hospitals, where they can refer patients when waiting times are too high. There are concerns as to whether this … Read more
An investigation has found that, the Institute of Economic Affairs, a secretive think tank, which has called for the NHS to be scrapped while its heads pour millions into the … Read more
An MP on the health committee said he had received a complaint from a tech company that said it had been “categorically ignored” by the NHS England director at the … Read more
A governance review into a troubled clinical commissioning group has highlighted concerns over potential conflicts of interest, a disconnect with local GPs, and estate so poor that a roof caved … Read more
A senior official in the UK’s taxpayer-funded National Health Service has sparked fresh controversy over a “revolving door” between the public and private sectors, after she announced her departure for … Read more
The most recent examples of conflict of interest between politicians and private companies gaining contracts in the NHS is contracts issued for PPE and other goods and services during the … Read more
A former hospital boss and NHS England director has been appointed the chief executive of the UK arm of international insurance firm Centene. Samantha Jones was NHS England’s director of new … Read more
