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NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens has set out his views in a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby still paid by hospital for years after arrest for baby murders

Exclusive: The serial killer nurse, who murdered seven babies and tried to kill six others, is also set to be stripped of her NHS pension

The Independent UK

Sorry, Tories, but conjuring up ever more culture wars is bound to backfire

If there are two things that will turn away British voters, it’s being told what to do and how to think

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Lucy Letby inquiry witnesses must be compelled to testify, families say

Relatives of two of nurse’s newborn victims say inquiry ordered by health secretary is inadequate

The Guardian - UK

Have English junior doctors ‘politicised their pay' to oppose the Tory government?

CLAIM: English junior doctors ‘politicising their pay because they don’t like the Conservatives’ – Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative…

The National (Scotland)

Families of Lucy Letby’s victims demand full public inquiry into serial killer nurse

One of the doctors instrumental in finally stopping Letby’s heinous campaign demanded NHS bosses be forced to ‘acknowledge that their actions potentially facilitated a mass-murderer’

The Independent UK

Worst of Westminster: Home Office accused of 'mental torture' by student

Welcome to the latest edition of The Worst of Westminster, brought to you by political reporters Steph Brawn and Hamish Morrison.

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Lucy Letby: Why wasn’t ‘Angel of Death’ nurse caught sooner?

An independent inquiry will take place amid an apparent string of failings that prevented killer nurse being stopped

Evening Standard

Government orders independent inquiry into Lucy Letby murders

Inquiry will look at circumstances surrounding babies’ deaths at Countess of Chester hospital

The Guardian - UK

UK govt announces 210 million pounds to tackle Antimicrobial resistance

In a multimillion investment, the UK government on Wednesday announced to invest £210 million in funding to partner with Asian and African nations to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the British High Commision said in a statement. Read further on Dynamite news:

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UK Health Secretary's former aide calls for 'full privatisation' of NHS

A FORMER aide to Health Secretary Steve Barclay has called for the “full privatisation” of the NHS.

The National (Scotland)

NHS cancer targets breached 1m times since Rishi Sunak became PM

Long waits in England for patients to see specialists, get diagnoses and start treatment

The Guardian - UK

Steve Barclay wrong to say NHS consultants get tax-free pensions, admits UK government

Health secretary made the false claim while trying to defend opposition to junior doctors’ pay demands

The Guardian - UK

£210m investment to help tackle ‘silent killer’

The funding was announced by Health Secretary Steve Barclay during a visit to India.

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Patients could get cancer scans without GP referral, says Steve Barclay

Health secretary suggested patients could go directly to diagnostic test or clinician to ease ‘bottleneck’ in NHS system

The Independent UK

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay

It is the latest proposal floated amid ongoing pressure on the health service.

The Guardian - UK

Charities and experts call for overhaul of UK’s ‘broken’ sick pay system

Coalition urges health secretary to back changes as long-term sickness levels reach record high

The Independent UK

Strikes ‘stalling’ efforts to bring down waiting lists – PM

Rishi Sunak made the comments on a visit to a hospital in Buckinghamshire.

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The Guardian - UK

Which UK nation has the longest NHS waiting list?

Steve Barclay says Welsh and Scottish patients could be seen more quickly in England, but devolved politicians dispute this

The Independent UK

Welsh health minister accuses Barclay of ‘naked political hit’ in NHS comparison

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said waiting lists in the Welsh NHS compare unfavourably with England.

Evening Standard

Junior doctors’ strikes are politically motivated, claims Health Secretary

On fourth day of latest walkout Steve Barclay claims the Government has done all it can to address pay demands

The Independent UK

Barclay should not lecture any nation on solving NHS waiting lists – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader has taken aim at how both the UK and Scottish governments are tackling rising treatment waiting times in the health sector.

The Guardian - UK

Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened

Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe

The Independent UK

Potential cancer targets change ‘ominous and deeply worrying’, charity says

Reports suggest plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets could be announced within days.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary defends action over Legionella-hit asylum seeker barge

Traces of Legionella were found on the Bibby Stockholm, leading to the removal of all the asylum seekers on board.

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