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4 days, 13 hours ago

Alcohol-related deaths climb massive 42 per cent on five years ago: Experts put desperate call out to Wes Streeting to make 'life-saving' change

Medical experts have called on Wes Streeting to implement a 'life saving' scheme after alcohol-related death saw a 'catastrophic' rise of 42 per cent over the last five years. The AHA has called for urgent action from Wes Streeting to redress the 'alarming trend', whilst highlighting a 42 per cent rise in deaths 'solely' cause by alcohol since 2019. Medical …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

Daily Mail

Wes Streeting yesterday claimed pensioners will be ‘better off’ this winter despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut their fuel allowance. Asked if the Department of Health and Social Care had done an impact assessment into potential deaths, Mr Streeting said: ‘Because of the choices that the Chancellor has made, particularly on protecting the state pension through the triple …

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The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations

The Independent

Whether Britain “needs an Elon” or not, as some are wondering, what it has got is a Wes. To ensure that “reform” is more than a mere mantra, Mr Streeting has chosen as his first initiative of many to focus on those responsible for running our NHS trusts. It’s worth asking, in this context, about how many serious scandals in, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting is taking lessons straight from the Donald Trump playbook

The Independent

In the headlines today: two wildly different ways of “doing reform”. So, Musk and his sidekick – a former presidential candidate who makes Trump look cautious, Vivek Ramaswamy – will only have advisory roles, to “drive large-scale structural reform and create an entrepreneurial approach to government never seen before.” Musk claims, with zero evidence, that he can carve $2 trillion …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting

The Independent

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Wes Streeting pledges to name and shame failing hospitals in league tables and sack underperforming NHS managers

Daily Mail

Failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables, the Health Secretary will say today, as he also pledges to sack underperforming NHS managers. Wes Streeting will tell health leaders there 'will be no more rewards for failure' as he sets out a package of measures aimed at tackling poor performance Under the plans, persistently failing managers will be …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting launches crackdown to stop 'rip off' agencies charging NHS hospitals 'eye-watering sums' for temporary workers - as costs total £3billion a year

Daily Mail

A major crackdown will stop ‘rip off’ agencies charging the NHS £3billion a year for temporary workers. Health Secretary Wes Streeting accused firms of luring NHS employees away from permanent roles with the promise of more pay and fuelling staff shortages Under new proposals, trusts would be banned from using agencies to hire temporary entry level workers in bands two …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Furious Esther Rantzen says Wes Streeting is forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after Health Secretary said he would vote against legalising assisted dying

Daily Mail

Furious Dame Esther Rantzen has accused Wes Streeting of forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after he revealed he would vote against legalising assisted dying. In a scathing letter to the Health Secretary Dame Esther Rantzen accused Wes Streeting of forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after he revealed he would not support a …

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2 months ago

Norovirus: World-first vaccine to combat the misery of winter vomiting bug on trial in Britain - and could cut the 'burden on the NHS'

Daily Mail

A world-first vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK amid hope it could cut the 'burden on the NHS', the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting said the virus places the health service under 'huge strain' every winter and costs taxpayers around £100million a year UK Health Security Agency chiefs received 1,237 lab-confirmed reports of …

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2 months ago

Wes Streeting warned inflation busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Doctors’ warning over Ozempic and Wegovy weight-loss jabs on NHS

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bad blood! Fury as Labour is accused of 'pressuring' Scotland Yard to give Taylor Swift VVIP escort to Wembley despite 'no credible threat' - and then taking advantage of free tickets

Daily Mail

The Home Secretary and London mayor are facing growing anger today over claims they pressured police into giving Taylor Swift a blue-light escort to Wembley gigs - before using freebie tickets to watch the show. Taylor Swift was given a taxpayer-funded blue-light convoy to her Wembley gigs earlier this year Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and London Mayor Sadiq Khan reportedly …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

How easy it is to buy illegal vapes in Britain: Shocking video shows undercover investigator buying banned devices from stores in constituencies of top Labour MPs

Daily Mail

Illegal vapes are being sold at an alarming rate in top Labour MP's constituencies, as some sellers have openly admitted to breaking the law, an investigation has found. Illegal vapes are being sold at an alarming rate in top Labour MP's constituencies, an investigation by campaign group WeVape has found Mr Oates said some sellers were operating without fear of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting 'spooking' the sick and facing backlash over repeated claims that the NHS is broken, health leaders warn

Daily Mail

Wes Streeting’s repeated claims that the ‘NHS is broken’ risk ‘spooking’ patients and putting them off seeking care, health leaders warn. Health leaders have warned that Health Secretary Wes Streeting putting patients off seeking healthcare Although insiders understand the government want the public to understand the issues they have inherited they fear they are using the 'wrong tone' He said: …

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3 months ago

Nurses reject Government’s pay award of 5.5% rise

The Independent

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3 months ago

Wes Streeting praises Independent’s ‘shocking’ exposé that led to closure of children’s hospital

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

If Wes Streeting can save the NHS, he will be Keir Starmer’s obvious successor

The Independent

Keir Starmer is following the Tony Blair model for fixing the NHS. He takes advice from Blair himself, and has brought back two of the people who were key to mending the health service in the New Labour years – Michael Barber, head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit in Blair’s second term, and Alan Milburn, health secretary during the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

NHS is 'broken' and must 'reform or die', says Keir Starmer as he vows no more money unless service agrees to change - after grim report found huge investment has failed to boost performance

Daily Mail

Keir Starmer warned that the 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die' today after a damning report found billions of pounds in extra investment has failed to boost performance. In a round of interviews this morning ahead of Sir Keir's keynote speech, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS 'unquestionably' wastes money and could go 'bust' without fundamental change. Sir Keir …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The NHS must 'reform or die', says Sir Keir Starmer - as he promises the biggest overhaul of the health service since it was born eight decades ago after surgeon's damning new report

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer will warn tomorrow that the NHS must 'reform or die' as he sets out plans for the 'biggest reimagining' of the service since its birth. Sir Keir Starmer will warn today that the NHS must 'reform or die' as he sets out plans for the 'biggest reimagining' of the service since its birth The Prime Minister will …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029

The Independent

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4 months ago

Before dismissing the Alzheimer’s ‘wonder drug’, Wes Streeting must consider the benefits to social care

The Independent

Any new pharmaceutical treatment that appears to work and to be safe is now routinely hailed as a “wonder drug”. We do not yet know whether the term should apply to lecanemab, but it does mark a significant step forward that would be welcomed by many of the estimated 70,000 people in Britain experiencing the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Difficult' cuts needed to fund staggering 22 per cent junior doctor pay deal Government admits... but union members already slam 'abysmal' offer as 'not good enough'

Daily Mail

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today confirmed the Government has put a pay deal to junior doctors that could see their earnings rise by a staggering 22 per cent. Yet she admitted 'difficult' cuts were urgently required by Government departments to fund the colossal public sector pay increases The British Medical Association's junior doctors committee will now put the offer to its …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting pushes ahead with NHS puberty blockers clinical trial as high court rules ban lawful

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour offers junior doctors a WHOPPING 22 per cent pay rise to end paralysing strikes

Daily Mail

Labour has offered junior doctors a staggering pay deal that could see their earnings rise by 22.3 per cent over two years. However, as large as the 22 per cent pay boost is on paper, it still falls short of the 35 per cent BMA junior medics were demanding as they repeatedly took to the picket lines. Tory Ministers previously …

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Alcohol-related deaths climb massive 42 per cent on five years ago: Experts put desperate call out to Wes Streeting to make 'life-saving' change

Wes Streeting claims pensioners will be 'better off' this winter - despite fears 4,000 could die after Labour cut fuel allowance

The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations

Wes Streeting is taking lessons straight from the Donald Trump playbook

Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting

Wes Streeting pledges to name and shame failing hospitals in league tables and sack underperforming NHS managers

Wes Streeting launches crackdown to stop 'rip off' agencies charging NHS hospitals 'eye-watering sums' for temporary workers - as costs total £3billion a year

Furious Esther Rantzen says Wes Streeting is forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after Health Secretary said he would vote against legalising assisted dying

Norovirus: World-first vaccine to combat the misery of winter vomiting bug on trial in Britain - and could cut the 'burden on the NHS'

Wes Streeting warned inflation busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough

Doctors’ warning over Ozempic and Wegovy weight-loss jabs on NHS

Bad blood! Fury as Labour is accused of 'pressuring' Scotland Yard to give Taylor Swift VVIP escort to Wembley despite 'no credible threat' - and then taking advantage of free tickets

How easy it is to buy illegal vapes in Britain: Shocking video shows undercover investigator buying banned devices from stores in constituencies of top Labour MPs

Wes Streeting 'spooking' the sick and facing backlash over repeated claims that the NHS is broken, health leaders warn

Nurses reject Government’s pay award of 5.5% rise

Wes Streeting praises Independent’s ‘shocking’ exposé that led to closure of children’s hospital

If Wes Streeting can save the NHS, he will be Keir Starmer’s obvious successor

NHS is 'broken' and must 'reform or die', says Keir Starmer as he vows no more money unless service agrees to change - after grim report found huge investment has failed to boost performance

The NHS must 'reform or die', says Sir Keir Starmer - as he promises the biggest overhaul of the health service since it was born eight decades ago after surgeon's damning new report

Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029

Before dismissing the Alzheimer’s ‘wonder drug’, Wes Streeting must consider the benefits to social care

'Difficult' cuts needed to fund staggering 22 per cent junior doctor pay deal Government admits... but union members already slam 'abysmal' offer as 'not good enough'

Wes Streeting pushes ahead with NHS puberty blockers clinical trial as high court rules ban lawful

Labour offers junior doctors a WHOPPING 22 per cent pay rise to end paralysing strikes