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  "id": 1523856,
  "title": "Capita handed vital role in next pandemic despite civil service pension failures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/capita-handed-vital-role-in-next-pandemic-despite-civil-service-1523856",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
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    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/17/capita-handed-vital-role-in-next-pandemic-despite-civil-service-pension-failures/5288454"
  },
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  "summary": "Initial £31M deal comes with scope to scale sharply during a major outbreak",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}