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Wes Streeting’s plan to turn GPs into salaried NHS staff is misguided

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

The Guardian - UK

If patients could bypass GPs to see specialists, the NHS would grind to a halt

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

The Guardian - UK

If we banned smoking, could we really call ourselves a free society?

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.

Evening Standard

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These companies, including Asda and Jet2Holidays, will give discounts to NHS workers with Blue Light Card offers

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

Chronicle Live

Nicola Sturgeon responds as elective surgeries are cancelled in Ayrshire

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

Daily Record

The Tories clapped, but now they’ll sack our key workers | Jo Stevens MP

'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'

Wales Online

Grant Shapps says Labour ‘putting lives at risk’ by opposing anti-strike law

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

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Breast cancer symptoms: What are the early signs you should look out for?

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The Independent UK

What financial support is available to breast cancer sufferers?

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

The Independent UK

4 warning signs of lung cancer the NHS doesn’t want you to ignore

Anyone experiencing symptoms should see a GP immediately

The Independent UK

Seven possible symptoms of brain cancer to be aware of

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

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s proposed anti-strike laws aren’t just insulting – they’re stupid, too

The Tories have gone from clapping nurses to threatening to sack them. How will that help fix our broken public services, asks the Labour deputy leader, Angela Rayner

The Guardian - UK

‘Nurses have cried with me’: Pat Cullen on strikes, 16-hour shifts and colleagues who can’t afford shoes

The leader of the Royal College of Nursing talks about how members are being forced to use food banks, her frustration with the government – and how she learned to be a tough negotiator

The Guardian - UK

NHS health is in in rapid decline due to 15 years of poor treatment by SNP

In his regular Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says our NHS is broken, the system is failing and staff are being asked to do the impossible.

Daily Record

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The Guardian - UK

Westminster’s move to block gender bill is ‘full-frontal attack’ on Scottish parliament, says Sturgeon – as it happened

Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish government will defend its legislation ‘and stand up for Scotland’s parliament’

The Independent UK

Two in three Britons say NHS services are ‘bad’

YouGov poll finds 85% of public think Rishi Sunak government handling health service badly

Daily Record

South Scotland Labour MSP slams Tories for "bully boy" tactics over anti-strike legislation

Colin Smyth has thrown down the gauntlet to Conservative politicians to meet striking workers on picket lines

The Guardian - UK

Without health there is no wealth. Why do so few governments understand this?

Politicians are wrong to believe that we can only afford decent care in good economic times, says Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey

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The Independent UK

NHS trust declined care for vulnerable Black patient days before he died in police custody

Exclusive: Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust declined to administer care to Godrick Osei before his death, despite knowing he was high risk, report finds

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems?

In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world

The Conversation

NHS crisis: underlying problems are starting to be addressed

The NHS is having its worst winter in recent memory with strikes, record ambulance and A&E waiting times, and fears of excess deaths caused by delays in treatment. What hope is there for improvement in 2023?

The Guardian - UK

Striking workers are telling the truth about Britain. No wonder politicians want to silence them

The Tories and Labour alike believe strikes are unpopular. But picket by picket, the divisive principles underlying British politics are being dismantled, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Daily Record

Ending Tory rule can improve lives of working people of Scotland

Record View says the Conservatives have a complete lack of understanding or empathy about what it truly means to either cut back or go without.

Daily Record

NHS spending £1m on A&E consultant suspended for over six years

Dr Richard MacCallum – cleared in 2020 of sexual impropriety with patients – has been on full pay from NHS Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – January 16

Readers will find a mix of stories on Monday’s front pages.

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