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MPs’ opposition to assisted dying bill grows amid criticism of lack of debate

Chair of parliamentary group against assisted dying says she has been meeting dozens of undecided MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Put a Wetherspoon’s in every hospital? Make Larry the Cat the health minister? The public’s ideas are like British banter bingo – but they show how much we care, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

How the private healthcare system is growing in the wake of NHS struggles

The NHS paid private healthcare providers more than £2 billion in 2023 an new analysis has shown

The Independent UK

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Fact check: Weight loss drug trial, US election rules and ‘IDF soldiers’ image

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Doctors urged to look out for weight loss jab ‘misuse’

The medicines regulator has also urged medics to warn patients of side effects.

Evening Standard

Health Secretary’s opposition to assisted dying Bill disappointing, says Rantzen

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has confirmed she will vote for Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

Evening Standard

Rise in casual smokers who may be less motivated to quit, study warns

Researchers called for public health campaigns to raise awareness of the dangers of casual smoking.

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Sale of disposable vapes to be banned by next summer

New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1 2025 has been laid out in Parliament

Evening Standard

UK Health Secretary Considers Fines For No-Shows After £1B Lost Due To Skipped Doctor Appointments

Wes Streeting has suggested that no-show patients may be fined in the future because NHS lost £1 billion to nearly eight million missed NHS appointments in the last year.

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Wes Streeting's fiance lands top Labour HQ job as party family network grows

HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting’s fiance has been appointed to a top job at Labour headquarters in a move which will raise further questions about…

The National (Scotland)

GP who was adviser in Harold Shipman inquiry backs legalising assisted dying

Exclusive: Aneez Esmail says treating dying man in extreme pain six years ago changed his mind on helping terminally ill patients die

The Guardian - UK

Health Secretary Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying amid coercion fear

The Cabinet minister had previously described himself as ‘uncharacteristically undecided’ on the issue.

Evening Standard

Streeting fiance’s £100,000 Labour HQ job sparks new cronyism row for Starmer

Joe Dancey is set to become the party’s executive director of policy and communications

The Independent UK

SNP bring forward Westminster bill to 'keep NHS in public hands'

THE SNP have brought forward a bill in Westminster to “keep the NHS in public hands”.

The National (Scotland)

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Missed appointments cost London hospitals 'nearly a billion' in four years

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned that charges could be introduced for no-shows in future

The National (Scotland)

Labour push SNP to give Scots weight-loss jabs on NHS

LABOUR are urging the SNP to mimic their plans to tackle obesity with weight-loss jabs.

Evening Standard

Damning graphs reveal how NHS performance has declined over a decade

NHS data reveals scale of challenge facing Labour as party unveils ten-year plan for the health service

The Guardian - UK

Private sector offers to the NHS must beat ‘one for the price of two’ deal

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NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary spoke alongside Keir Starmer, who stressed the need for AI diagnosis to ‘get in earlier with cancer’

Evening Standard

Streeting promises to toughen up smoking laws

The Health Secretary made the pledge while standing next to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an event launching a new NHS consultation.

The National (Scotland)

Chaos as Labour publish NHS consultation responses in real time

LABOUR’S consultation on English NHS reform has become the subject of mockery after being flooded with apparent spam after it was revealed to be…

The Independent UK

Free energy drinks and ‘mandatory euthanasia’ among tips submitted as NHS public consultation mocked

Government launches major consultation on the future of the NHS, promising to put patients and staff at the heart of its 10-year health plan

Evening Standard

NHS care can be a ‘death sentence’ for some patients – Wes Streeting

Ministers have launched a ‘national conversation’ on the future of the service.

The Guardian - UK

Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – as it happened

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ right

The Guardian - UK

I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff

England’s health service is in crisis and government can’t tackle that alone, says Wes Streeting, secretary of state for health and social care

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