UK government unveils new data laws to boost public services A new set of laws promises to harness the power of the UK’s data. TechRadar · Oct 29, 2024
Reeves: Budget will end ‘neglect’ of NHS but turnaround will take time The Chancellor is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024
NHS will not be fixed in single budget, says Wes Streeting Health secretary says NHS cannot be turned around ‘overnight’ but vows to get service ‘back on its feet’ over course of parliament The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024
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 · Oct 29, 2024
What the papers say – October 29 Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s front pages. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024
‘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 · Oct 29, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
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’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
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) · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024 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 Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro? The battle of the weight-loss injections As drugs emerge as vital to the Government’s anti-obesity strategy, BBC Panorama is shedding light on the pharmaceuticals industry behind them
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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 · Oct 28, 2024 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.