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Patients will still be waiting on hospital trolleys this winter but delays to 'tumble,' says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary said waiting lists would be millions lower by the next general election expected in 2029

Evening Standard

What the papers say – October 29

Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

‘Misconception’ over stroke needs addressing, says Emilia Clarke’s mother

Jenny and Emilia Clarke set up the charity SameYou after the actress suffered a brain injury.

Evening Standard

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Budget will end NHS ‘neglect’ but improvement will take time, ministers warn

Rachel Reeves said the Budget alone may not be enough to turn the NHS around while Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ‘real change takes time’.

Evening Standard

NHS facing ‘real problems this winter’ and Budget cash will not prevent avoidable deaths, Streeting warns

‘I think in one Budget, you cannot undo 14 years of damage,’ admits chancellor Rachel Reeves

The Independent UK

Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come

Rachel Reeves uses a pre-Budget visit to a hospital to warn that fixing Britain’s problems ‘will take more than one Budget’

The Independent UK

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’

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Union chief warns of more strikes if Government does not invest in nurses

Nicola Ranger suggested the Chancellor should treat nurses in the same way as major infrastructure projects.

Evening Standard

Alzheimer’s drug approved in the UK, but it won’t be available on the NHS – here’s why

The UK’s drugs regulator – the MHRA – has approved the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, but it won’t be available on the NHS.

The Conversation

Scots would be 'perfectly happy' to see end of free prescriptions, Tory leader says

SCOTS would be “perfectly happy” to see the end of universal free prescriptions from the NHS, the Scottish Tory leader has claimed ...

The National (Scotland)

Sarwar says Labour will ‘end austerity’ as he challenges SNP ministers on Budget

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar spoke out as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Budget on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

From tax cuts to breaking the economy: five UK budgets that made a difference

As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her measures, we look at how five of her predecessors broke the mould

The Guardian - UK

Already coughing and sniffing? Immune system tips to keep bugs at bay this winter

A lack of sunlight and sleep can make you ill

The Independent UK

Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new record low

The average age of mothers remained stable at 30.9, while fathers’ average age increased to 33.8.

The Independent UK

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Fertility rate for England and Wales plummets to lowest level since 1930s

Data shows the total fertility rate was 1.44 children per woman last year

Evening Standard

Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro: the battle of the weight-loss injections

As weight-loss injections emerge as key players in the government’s anti-obesity strategy, Emma Loffhagen goes inside the battle between the pharmaceutical giants providing them — and delves into what exactly sets their products apart

Evening Standard

Budget ‘most honest’ in years, Cabinet minister claims

Pat McFadden said Rachel Reeves’ first Budget will ‘end the fiscal fiction of things being announced which had no money set aside for them’.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’s first budget offers a chance to break out of the doom loop. Here’s how she should do it

It’s a tall order but Labour has a chance to improve people’s lives in both the short and long term, says economics and public policy professor Jonathan Portes

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The Guardian - UK

Force food firms to disclose products’ health ratings, industry boss urges

Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’

The Guardian - UK

Numbers studying nursing down sharply in all parts of England, RCN says

North-east the worst-affected region, recording 40% drop in acceptances on to pre-registration courses, union finds

The Guardian - UK

Researchers study treatment for chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors

Team at Nottingham Trent University is investigating how chemotherapy in early life could damage nerve cells

Evening Standard

Majority think nurses and care workers are not paid enough, poll finds

More than four in 10 also said they thought nurses were right to reject a 5.5% pay award from the Government.

Evening Standard

Starmer: Budget will ’embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’

The Prime Minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech on Monday.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer will ‘embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’ ahead of Budget

The prime minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech in the West Midlands today

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden ‘feeling better’ after being taken to hospital

The Welsh dancer could not compete in the BBC dance competition last year because she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

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