Three hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in England Union to ballot consultants and SAS medics about joining resident doctors in industrial action over pay and conditions The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Resident doctors: crunch talks to take place as deadline looms The Prime Minister has given resident doctors 48 hours to reconsider a deal. Evening Standard · Mar 31
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 · Mar 30
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 · Mar 30
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 30
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 · Mar 29
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 · Mar 29
‘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 · Mar 28
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 · Mar 26
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 · Mar 26
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 · Mar 26
Wes Streeting denies plotting to topple Starmer as he makes plea to voters IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 26
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 · Mar 26
‘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 · Mar 26
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25 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 Independent UK · Mar 25 Resident doctors announce strikes just after Easter break The strike is set to last for six days.
Evening Standard · Mar 25 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 · Mar 25 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 · Mar 25 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.
The Independent UK · Mar 25 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 · Mar 25 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 · Mar 25 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 · Mar 25 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 · Mar 24 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.