The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

Rishi Sunak ‘considers one-off payment for NHS staff to end strikes’

PM declines to rule out one-off hardship payment, as health secretary meets union bosses

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Cigarette sales could be banned under Labour

Smoking costs the health service billions every year and a New Zealand-style gradual ban could be explored, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said

Wales Online · Jan 8, 2023

Legal age to buy cigarettes could rise by one year every year under Labour

Everyone in England would eventually be banned from buying cigarettes under the plan, which was presented to Tory ministers last year - and will be looked at by Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Daily Mirror · Jan 8, 2023

Prime Minister to hold emergency No 10 talks as winter care crisis rages on

But senior doctors say the rare meeting is unlikely to reverse the NHS' fortunes, blaming the crisis on 'years of inaction'

Manchester Evening News · Jan 7, 2023

Rishi Sunak to hold emergency No 10 talks in bid to ease NHS winter care crisis

But Mr Sunak has been warned that the rare weekend meeting is unlikely to reverse the NHS’ fortunes, which have been blamed on 'years of inaction'

Wales Online · Jan 7, 2023

PM to host NHS Recovery Forum with health and care experts in Downing Street

The forum will focus on four areas: social care and delayed discharge; urgent and emergency care; elective care; and primary care.

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Rishi Sunak's bid to summon health leaders on NHS crisis is 'too little, too late'

The Prime Minister will stage an 'NHS Recovery Forum' with health leaders and experts - but critics slammed the move saying 'patients deserve more than a talking shop'

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Senior Labour MPs at odds over private sector use in NHS

Shadow health minister Rosena Allin-Kahn, who also works as an A&E doctor, calls for more NHS staff

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

Crisis-hit NHS ‘can’t keep up’ with too few staff to treat patients safely, warn senior MPs

Demand for healthcare has gone ‘through the roof,’ warns Tory health committee chair Steve Brine

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

The Mancunian Way: The kebabathon to end them all

PLUS: Flu on the rise and the return of facemasks AND strike action ‘to the bitter end’

Manchester Evening News · Jan 3, 2023