"Health Secretary"

Matt Hancock squirms as Jess Phillips grills him over PPE contracts given to his friends

The former health secretary appeared deeply uncomfortable as he was grilled by senior Labour MP and shadow minister for domestic violence, Jess Phillips, over PPE contracts given to his friends.

Health Secretary announces purchase of extra vaccine doses

Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces the government have purchased an additional 114 million doses from Pfizer and Moderna. He says these will be for 2022 and 2023, and will be the companies'..

Javid: 'We can look forward to a fine Christmas'

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has urged those eligible to take up the booster vaccine in an effort to "buy some time to slow any incursions" from the Omicron Covid variant. He added that if the UK's..

Javid questioned over renewed Covid restrictions

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has faced questions in the Commons over the government's Covid plan after he announced there are now 11 known cases of the Omicron variant in the UK. Shadow Health..

Health secretary confirms two cases of Omicron in UK

Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirms two cases of the new Omicron Covid variant have been detected in Chelmsford and Nottingham. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..

Health Secretary warns new COVID variant 'could pose substantial risk to public health'

Sajid Javid told MPs in a Commons statement that the new variant identified in South Africa is 'of huge international concern', amid fears the strain, which 'could defeat vaccines' may..

Scientists ‘deeply concerned’ over new Covid variant

Several African countries have been put onto the UK's Covid red travel list after a new coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. “Our scientists are..

Labour: Government social care plans 'daylight robbery'

Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth has accused Boris Johnson of "squandering" the trust of northern voters over a change to his proposed social care cost cap. The Labour frontbencher said:..

Javid: Racial bias in medical devices used by the NHS

Health Secretary Sajid Javid launches a review into possible racial and gender bias in medical devices used by the NHS. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow..

Sajid Javid receives Covid booster jab

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has received is coronavirus booster jab and encouraged others to come forward and do the same. "Vaccines remain our first form of defence against this horrid virus and..

Minister: Right to insist on Covid jabs for NHS staff

Health secretary Sajid Javid defends mandatory Covid vaccinations for frontline NHS workers in England but vows to do "whatever is necessary" to support workers who are reluctant to receive the jab...

Minister: MPs’ offices should not be used for second jobs

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says MPs should not use their parliamentary office "for anything other than public service", following claims that former cabinet minister Sir Geoffrey Cox carried out a..

Covid jabs mandatory for England's NHS and social care staff

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed Covid vaccinations will be compulsory for frontline NHS workers and social care staff in England. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

Javid: Covid boosters to be given earlier than six months

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced the NHS will be given flexibility on the timing Covid booster jabs are administered. The third vaccine has, until this point, been given to those most at..

Javid: No guarantee £6bn NHS funding will clear backlogs

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has refused to guarantee that a £6 billion cash injection to clear NHS backlogs will achieve its goal in the next three years. "I don't think anyone can make a..

Government moving towards compulsory jabs for NHS staff

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has indicated that Covid vaccines could become mandatory for all NHS staff. "We haven't made a final decision about whether we're going to make is compulsory, as we have..

Booster jabs can be booked online, says Javid

Those eligible for a Covid booster jab can book an appointment for one online if they have not received an invitation from the NHS, the Health Secretary has said. It applies to over-50s and other..

UK signs 'landmark' deals for antiviral Covid treatments

The UK has agreed two "landmark" deals with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) to secure "hundreds of thousands" of doses of new Covid treatments. Health Secretary Sajid..

Government rejects Covid Plan B but will 'stay vigilant'

The government will not be implementing its 'Plan B' for dealing with coronavirus this winter, despite rising cases, the Health Secretary has said. The contingency measures would have seen a return..

Javid: Health and social care 'begins at home'

Health Secretary Sajid Javid accepts the state was needed during the pandemic "more than any time" in peacetime, but says people should not "always go to the state". He argues health and social care..

Javid: 2022 will be year of 'renewal and reform' for NHS

Health Secretary Sajid Javid promises 2022 will be a year of "renewal and reform" for the NHS. He announces he has asked retired general Sir Gordon Messenger to lead a review of the health service,..

Health Sec. outlines priorities - 'Covid, recovery, reform'

Health Secretary Sajid Javid outlines his "simple" priorities as getting the UK out of the pandemic and tackling the "huge backlog" Covid has created. He praises the "vaccine wall" but says the country..