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Starmer gives ‘reckless’ resident doctors 48 hours to call off strikes or he’ll pull jobs deal

BMA to stage six-day action after Easter weekend over demands for pay to be restored to 2008 levels

The Independent UK

The meningitis vaccine now sits at the centre of two health crises

The UK has recently seen a resurgence of meningococcal B (MenB) disease, with a cluster of cases in Kent described as “unprecedented” by the health secretary, Wes Streeting. As attention turns from the current MenB outbreak to how to prevent future outbreaks, another challenge is also growing: gonorrhoea is becoming…

The Conversation

Kent’s meningitis outbreak taught me that post-Covid Britain is not as divided as many feared

The government’s plan was clear and communities have followed its guidance – with young people leading the way, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service

Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’

The Guardian - UK

NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in England

Exclusive: Health secretary’s pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvements

The Guardian - UK

‘We have six months to save our daughter’s life before childhood dementia robs her of her future’

Family of two-year-old face the ultimate ‘race against time’ as they fight to access life-saving treatment before it is too late

The Independent UK

NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’

BMA’s decision to withdraw from talks with government and NHS chiefs has sparked a war of words

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on a recovering NHS: public confidence has risen, but not enough

Editorial: Wes Streeting pronounced the UK’s health system ‘broken’. An upbeat survey does not mean that it is fixed

The Guardian - UK

Doctors warned future pay offer won’t be better and are urged to reconsider strikes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned resident doctors that a future pay offer will not be better than the current one, setting a deadline for them to reconsider strike action. Resident doctors in England are scheduled to begin a joint-longest walkout on 7 April, marking their 15th strike since 2023.…

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting denies plotting to topple Starmer as he makes plea to voters

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting urges voters to give Starmer a chance and insists he does not want him ousted

The health secretary, who has long been seen as a potential challenger to the prime minister, urged the public to ‘give the guy a chance’

The Independent UK

‘Give the guy a chance’: Wes Streeting says he does not want Starmer ousted

Exclusive: health secretary says he does not think PM will face challenge after May elections, as public doesn’t want ‘chaos’

The Guardian - AU

Resident doctors in England to begin six-day strike after rejecting offer in pay dispute

British Medical Association blame government for longest proposed walkout so far, with NHS leaders warning it could cost £300m

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors announce strikes just after Easter break

The strike is set to last for six days.

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Evening Standard

Fresh NHS chaos as resident doctors to go on strike after Easter

The strike in the ongoing row over jobs and pay is set to last for six days

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting warns Farage’s Reform UK is a threat to NHS

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The Independent UK

Farage’s Reform UK poses ‘existential threat’ to the NHS, Wes Streeting warns

Health secretary claims Reform ‘don’t believe’ in the NHS

Evening Standard

Meningitis outbreak: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet,’ says Streeting

It has emerged that a hospital missed a chance to report a case to health officials sooner.

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The Independent UK

Morgan McSweeney’s 999 call after phone theft reveals he failed to tell police he was Starmer’s chief of staff

Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff reported his device had been snatched in central London last October

Evening Standard

Hospital trust ‘missed earlier opportunity to raise alarm about meningitis case’

It is reported a patient first presented to a hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday March 11.

The Independent UK

NHS satisfaction rises for the first time since the pandemic but ‘still a long way to go’

The latest survey found public satisfaction with the UK’s health service rose by five percentage points to 26%

The Guardian - UK

Public satisfaction with the NHS rises for first time since 2019

Wes Streeting set to hail result as proof of progress, but Britons remain frustrated with long waits for GP hospital care

Evening Standard

MenB jab to be offered to some Year 11 school pupils in Kent as cases fall

As of 12.30pm on Monday, 20 cases of meningitis had been confirmed, with a further three under investigation.

The Independent UK

Minister slaps down suggestions that Labour should reverse Brexit

Peter Kyle dismissed calls from senior Labour figures, including Sadiq Khan, that the party should campaign to rejoin the EU

Evening Standard

Golders Green synagogue 'staked out' for weeks before arson attack on ambulances

A leader at the Orthodox Machzike Hadath Synagogue spotted suspicious-looking people in the weeks before the arson attack

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