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Letters: Salaried GP Joe McFarlane says the Labour proposal is shortsighted and raises several big questions, but Dr Jeremy Bending thinks it would improve quality of care

Letter: NHS psychiatrist Dr Melanie Knowles agrees that the current system is flawed, but says the answer is not to dispense with referrals from GPs, who are experts in diagnosis and triage

Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, says a future Labour government will consider measures to incrementally ban smoking. Labour is watching New Zealand, which legislated to criminalise every potential smoker born after 2009. That generation will never legally smoke.

Everybody likes to save a bit of money where they can, and thanks to the Blue Light Card, emergency service workers can save some money on holidays, entertainment, groceries and clothes

The First Minister laid out a plan to tackle the backlog of elective procedures.

'Let’s call this Bill out for what it is, a fundamental attack on the right to withdraw your labour and a deliberate strategy to bankrupt trade unions representing key workers'

Labour accuses business secretary of ‘pouring petrol on fire’ of current strikes

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Help is out there for those battling disease and cost of living concerns together

Anyone experiencing symptoms should see a GP immediately

From seizures to sudden weakness or speech disturbances, these are some of the red flags that could indicate the onset of the condition