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Wes Streeting hits out at BMA as he pledges to take on ‘vested interests’

The Labour MP hit out at the BMA trade union, which represents doctors and medical students.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

NHS bosses spend £1bn a year to hire agency doctors - enough to pay 30,000 junior medics

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting uncovered the figures and said Labour will train 7,500 more doctors and 10,000 more nurses a year, paid for by abolishing the non-dom tax status

Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022

I don’t want working class people in pain: so I’d use private hospitals to bolster the NHS

I refuse to see people abandoned while those who can pay are treated faster, says shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

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‘My door is open’, Health Secretary tells striking nurses

Steve Barclay made the claim as he faced suggestions from Labour he was “using nurses as a scapegoat to avoid blame” for the difficult winter ahead.

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Millions missing out on GP appointments and vital diagnosis of medical conditions, Labour fears

Labour's shadow health secretary said he is "really worried" that as well as patients missing out on GP appointments they could be living with undiagnosed conditions until it is "too late"

Chronicle Live · Dec 5, 2022

‘Millions missing out on GP appointments’ – Labour

The party has raised concerns over patients who are not able to see a GP with serious undiagnosed medical conditions.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Britain backs the nurses as poll shows 54% support strike action over pay

A survey conducted for the Mirror by Redfield and Wilton found 54% support nurses striking over their demand for an above inflation pay rise, with only 23% against

Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022

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NHS England ad campaign hopes to change behaviours and relieve service

The Help Us Help You campaign by M&C Saatchi, worth up to £28.6m, encourages people to cut down on in-person GP visits

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

NHS nurses announce strikes just days before Christmas in dispute over pay

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will hold its first-ever walkout on a national scale on December 15, with another coming just five days later - as Health Secretary Steve Barclay dodges discussions on pay.

Chronicle Live · Nov 25, 2022

NHS nurses' strike dates announced in week before Christmas as Tories ignore pay talk pleas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents two thirds of NHS nurses, will stage its first ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 as Health Secretary Steve Barclay refuses to even discuss pay

Daily Mirror · Nov 25, 2022

Nurses to strike next month over pay after talks offer is rejected

Members of the RCN will stage their first ever national walkout in worsening dispute.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022

Number of people waiting more than a year for operation up to 400,000, Steve Barclay says

The Health Secretary claimed at Cabinet the pandemic had 'exacerbated pressures' on the NHS as Rishi Sunak said the country faced a 'challenging' winter

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

One in 20 NHS nurses does £7,000 worth of unpaid overtime to keep patients safe

The figures, which were revealed in the NHS England Staff Survey, come as thousands of Royal College of Nursing members are set to strike in the coming months over pay

Daily Mirror · Nov 12, 2022

Starmer: World of difference between Streeting’s senile remark and Tory scandals

The shadow health secretary has apologised for a comment about Jeremy Corbyn in Parliament, saying it was made ‘in jest’.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

Matt Hancock should quit I'm a Celebrity and 'do his job', Keir Starmer demands

The Labour leader hit out at the ex-Health Secretary, who was last night covered in bugs and sludge in his first Bushtucker trial since entering the jungle

The National (Scotland) · Nov 9, 2022

Top Labour MP apologises after calling Jeremy Corbyn 'senile' in parliament

LABOUR’S shadow health secretary has been forced to apologise after he was heard calling Jeremy Corbyn “senile” in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting apologises after Corbyn ‘senile’ comment

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has apologised, after he called former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ‘senile’.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses expected to take industrial action before end of year

Members of the RCN in the majority of NHS employers across the UK voted to strike over pay.

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Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022

Labour's Wes Streeting apologises to Jeremy Corbyn after joking he's 'gone senile'

The Shadow Health Secretary said he had dropped the ex-Labour a note to apologise for 'any offence caused' after he could be heard making the remark in the Commons chamber

The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2022

Scottish Labour push back on Keir Starmer's 'too many overseas workers in NHS' claim

SCOTTISH Labour have distanced themselves from Keir Starmer’s claim there are “too many people from overseas” working in the NHS.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Nurses will be striking for their pay, your health – and the future of the NHS

There is nothing ‘militant’ about demanding less than what you were paid in 2010. The government needs to zip up and stump up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

'We should be ashamed about appalling treatment of refugees at Manston migrant centre'

Footage obtained by the Sunday Mirror shows squalid conditions at Manston migrant centre. Refugees should be treated with humanity and compassion when they get to Britain

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022

NHS in staff crisis as 20,000 doctors and 40,000 nurses leave in a year

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “The NHS can’t afford to be losing so many staff while it is going through the biggest crisis in its history"

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Wes Streeting can see this GP any time

Letter: Dr Chris Williams urges the shadow health secretary to engage with doctors before the next election and work together on policy to improve standards of care

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Jeremy Hunt privately backed Labour's plan to boost student doctor numbers

The Chancellor is preparing to unveil eye-watering cuts on public spending after the Tories crashed the economy - but a leaked email shows he previously said ministers should pinch Labour's idea to double medical school places

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