Wes Streeting warns over unlicensed weight-loss jabs after illicit factory raid Officers in Northampton also found ‘sophisticated packaging and manufacturing equipment’ as well as £20,000 in cash. Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025
Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK Successive governments criticised for doing ‘virtually nothing’ to reduce risk in the decade since cancer link found The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
UK authorities seize thousands of unlicensed weight loss jabs in major drug trafficking bust Law enforcement said the unlicensed drugs were ‘potentially deadly’. Euronews · Oct 24, 2025
Resident doctors in England to go on strike for five days next month Hospital bosses warn 14-19 November stoppage will make it harder to manage winter viruses and tackle waiting lists The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
Doctors in England to strike for five days in November amid pay row The doctors will walk out from November 14 to 19 after failing to reach an agreement Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025
Starmer has faith in Phillips as grooming gangs victims call for her to quit Four women who quit the inquiry’s victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if Phillips resigns. Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025
Care Quality Commission chief quits over maternity inquiry into NHS trust he led Julian Hartley says his role at CQC ‘incompatible’ with investigation into Leeds trust he headed for 10 years The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
NHS to ask new menopause questions that could benefit five million women Questions about menopause will be included in NHS health checks for first time The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Rayner vows to pay any taxes owed over home purchase in resignation statement The former deputy prime minister says she is taking responsibility for a ‘mistake’ she made over unpaid stamp duty. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Angela Rayner says resignation was ‘incredibly tough’ on her family as she breaks silence The former deputy prime minister says she is taking responsibility for ‘an honestly made mistake’ over unpaid stamp duty The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Streeting warns of ‘challenging winter’ for NHS and condemns use of cafe as ward The Health Secretary told the Commons the NHS is ‘already running hot ahead of winter’, but said the Government is ‘not complacent about that’. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025
Hospital slammed after using coffee shop as emergency hospital ward: ‘It’s appalling’ The Health Secretary criticised William Harvey Hospital in Kent after patients were treated in beds which had been moved to a cafe to cope with rising demand The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
‘I was diagnosed with a life-changing kidney condition through the NHS app’ Lucy Bradley, 29, found out about her condition through the NHS app – and spent days waiting to speak to a medical professional The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025
Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Families welcome independent inquiry into maternity services at NHS Trust Bereaved families have welcomed the independent inquiry into maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025 The Guardian view on childbirth and medical negligence: rising payouts highlight the urgency of maternity improvements Grave shortcomings in the care offered to mothers and babies are well documented. But it is not clear that the right lessons have been learned
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025 Company linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122 million to government The Department of Health and Social Care successfully sued PPE Medpro earlier this year
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025 PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122m Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday
Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025 Death of women and children in childbirth ‘normalised’, Streeting says A Commons debate on baby loss comes during ‘rapid’ national investigation into maternity care in England
International Business Times UK · Oct 13, 2025 Streeting Suggests Making Weight Loss Jabs in the UK More Accessible Despite Sales Increase Wes Streeting addresses the ongoing rise in sales of weight loss jabs to make it safe for all UK patients.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025 I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025 UK weight loss jab sales increase sevenfold to 2.5 million, new figures show Health secretary Wes Streeting wants to make the drugs more widely available on the NHS
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025 Voices: My GP told me my diagnosis over text. Is this Wes Streeting’s vision for the NHS? COMMENT: The Independent’s health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has spent years working with women with endometriosis, but how her GP delivered the news that she too has the condition left her appalled beyond measure
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Almost 2.5 million purchased weight-loss jabs in July, estimates suggest There has been a boom in the popularity of the drugs worldwide.
Benzinga · Oct 10, 2025 UK Weighs 25% Rise In Drug Prices As Pharma Giants Pause Investments UK ministers are preparing to increase the amount the National Health Service pays pharmaceutical firms for medicines by up to 25%, following weeks of intensive discussions with the Trump administration and drugmakers.