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Starmer pushes back at Streeting doubts over budget for assisted dying

PM says aim is to deliver legislation ‘in all its aspects’, after health secretary argues end of life care should be priority

The Guardian - UK

Starmer slaps down Wes Streeting after he claims there is ‘no budget’ for assisted dying

Prime minister pushes back at the health secretary’s suggestion that MPs made the wrong choice by backing historic assisted dying legislation

The Independent UK

PM ‘confident’ on assisted dying law despite Streeting’s ‘no budget’ warning

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting voted different ways on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Evening Standard

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Rather than relying on weight-loss jabs on the NHS, encourage us all to be fitter and healthier

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The health department rolling out jabs to patients who struggle with their weight must be a moment to rethink our approach to childhood obesity, so often the precursor to a lifetime of poor outcomes

The Independent UK

Regrettable that BMA let slip medics are excited for new strikes – Streeting

Doctors in training, formerly known as junior doctors, are currently being balloted on whether or not to stage further walkouts.

Evening Standard

NHS should act as ‘engine of local economic growth’, Streeting says

He also announced changes to the NHS App.

Evening Standard

Poorest parts of England to get £2.2bn more for NHS to cut care inequalities

Deprived and coastal areas to get extra cash this year for staff and resources in effort to improve health outcomes

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£2.2bn of ‘wasteful’ NHS spending to be diverted to working classes – Streeting

People in greatest need often receive the worst quality healthcare, Health Secretary Wes Streeting will say.

The Independent UK

Resident doctors ‘energised’ over prospect of more strikes, medics say

Doctors in training, formerly known as junior doctors, said their cries have ‘fallen on deaf ears’.

Evening Standard

Britain has a messy relationship with money - no wonder we’re so divided over doctors’ pay

Of course public sector jobs should be properly compensated. But in a society where pay has stagnated, support for more strikes is waning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

At-home tests offered to women to drive down cervical cancer cases

Almost five million women are not up to date with their cervical screening.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on maternity care failings: Wes Streeting’s new inquiry must learn from past mistakes, not repeat them

Editorial: The health secretary deserves praise for trying something new. But links between poor care and overstretched staff must not be avoided

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting announces investigation into ‘failing’ NHS maternity services

Health secretary launches national inquiry into care of mothers and babies in England, saying there is ‘too much passing the buck’

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying: BMA says patients should meet end-of-life care doctor first

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has cleared the Commons and will move to the House of Lords.

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The Independent UK

Asian women called ‘divas’ by NHS staff when asking for pain relief – Streeting

He said he was determined to deal with inequalities and racism in the health service as he launched a probe into NHS maternity services.

Evening Standard

Streeting launches investigation into maternity services after families ‘gaslit’

The probe comes after the Health Secretary met families who have lost babies because of poor maternity care.

Evening Standard

New maternity investigation to look at 10 ‘worst services’

Leeds and Sussex maternity services will be examined as part of the investigation.

The Independent UK

Health secretary launches ‘rapid’ probe to improve NHS maternity services

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The Independent UK

Streeting orders national investigation into scandal-hit maternity services as he warns of ‘crisis’ in NHS care

The announcement follows a string of scandals at NHS trusts including Shrewsbury and Nottingham

Evening Standard

Government launches national investigation into NHS maternity services

The rapid investigation comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting met families who have lost babies because of poor maternity care.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to provide more graduate training slots for UK medical students

The BMA said 20,000 medical graduates will miss out on further training due to a lack of slots as international graduates soar.

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting questions affordability of setting up NHS assisted dying service

‘There isn’t a budget for this,’ health secretary says after MPs vote to legalise procedure in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Streeting: Assisted dying will take ‘time and money that is in short supply’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said there is no budget for the assisted dying service, indicating cash might have to come from ‘trade-offs’ elsewhere.

Evening Standard

Every baby in UK to have DNA mapped under NHS ‘genomics revolution’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said advances in genomics could allow people to “leapfrog” life-threatening illnesses and receive “personalised” care

The Guardian - UK

All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years

Newborns will have whole genome sequencing to enable personalised healthcare that predicts and prevents illness

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