The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer

Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medics

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Streeting warns doctors’ strikes could collapse NHS – but BMA chief insists walkouts won’t put patients at risk

Tom Dolphin says ‘the same model that has worked for all the previous strikes to keep patients safe will apply’ during next week’s planned walkout, which comes amid surging flu cases

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care

After waiting more than a year to see an NHS specialist, Sam’s assessment for ADHD took less than two hours. It happened over video, involved a short checklist and brief history, and ended with a swift decision.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025

Streeting warns strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS

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The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

Health Secretary Pleads with Doctors to Cancel Strike as Flu Crisis Peaks

As flu cases jump 55% in a week, Health Secretary Wes Streeting pleads with doctors to cancel their December strike. The NHS faces a 'worst-case scenario' winter crisis.

International Business Times UK · Dec 12, 2025

Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting

Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

'Super flu' is posing threat to NHS unlike any since Covid pandemic, warns Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025

Wes Streeting warns of ‘Jenga piece’ that could collapse the NHS amid flu outbreak

The Health Secretary appealed directly to resident doctors

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals

There are enough flu patients each day to fill the facilities of more than three hospital trusts

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025