Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

NHS to be given its own postage class in bid to stop missed appointments

Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, announced an agreement between Royal Mail and the NHS

The Independent UK

NHS to be given its own Royal Mail postage class

An agreement has been reached between Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a barcode system specifically for NHS letters.

Evening Standard

Groundbreaking new prostate cancer test found to improve detection of aggressive forms

The simple test can be performed at home and does not require a visit to the GP

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Mapped: Worst areas for GP appointment waits revealed

The Independent maps the worst regions of the UK for GP waits of 28 days or longer

The Independent UK

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk 'set to sign new contracts' as agreements near

Talisman and skipper expected to sign extensions, ending months of speculation

Evening Standard

Israel deporting two Labour MPs? The British government is finally outraged

Eighteen months of slaughter in Gaza has resulted in little more than tepid official letters. It’s taken diplomatic humiliation to cause real anger, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Apprentice loses job after threatening colleague for ‘poking holes in sandwiches’

The apprentice accused a colleague of tampering with his food

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

NHS access ‘does not come with licence to abuse staff’, says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary pledged to ‘act to keep NHS staff safe at work’ by making the reporting of violent incidents mandatory.

Evening Standard

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for ‘fear and anxiety’ caused by puberty blocker ban

The Health Secretary was met with anti-privatisation and pro-trans protesters at the Unison National Healthcare Service Group Conference in Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Birmingham-style bin strikes could spread to London amid unrest over pay

Unite’s national officer for local government warned of the ‘massive potential’ for the situation to escalate ‘up and down the country’

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: How a refuse collectors’ strike caused mayhem in the Midlands

In today’s newsletter: Four weeks into the dispute, with the council declaring a major incident, the streets are overflowing with rubbish and rats

The Guardian - UK

Talks to resolve Birmingham bin workers strike ‘productive’

Members of Unite in Birmingham are on all out strike in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Evening Standard

Streeting signals support for prostate screening if backed by evidence

The UK’s National Screening Committee is currently assessing whether or not a national screening programme should be rolled out.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying vote delayed by three weeks to give MPs time to consider changes

Kim Leadbeater says she is ‘absolutely confident’ postponement will not delay legislation reaching royal assent

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

NHS medicines could be at risk due to Trump tariffs and global trade friction, ministers warned

Ministers must treat medicines supplies as a ‘defence’ issue as it faces ‘hostile activity’ over the brewing trade war

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on staffing the NHS: Wes Streeting needs a plan for its people

Editorial: A reorganisation of the NHS’s headquarters is under way. Now frontline staff need the health secretary’s attention

Evening Standard

Commons return of proposed assisted dying law delayed until May

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

Evening Standard

NHS England job cuts down to ‘failure of the system’, Streeting says

The Health Secretary also said reports suggesting the cuts could cost up to £1 billion is not an ‘unreasonable ballpark figure’.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Warning that Trump’s tariffs could hit UK medicine supply

Trump tariffs could disrupt UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

The Fashion Central

NHS Sends Health Workers Door to Door – And It’s Actually Working

In a quiet but bold move, the NHS is rolling out a new kind of health worker to knock on doors across some of England’s most deprived areas.

Evening Standard

Health Secretary still plans to oppose assisted dying Bill

The Bill returns to the House of Commons this month for further debate.

Evening Standard

Streeting says ‘Hillsborough Law’ taking longer than hoped as anniversary nears

Campaigners want a legal duty of candour on public authorities and officials to tell the truth and proactively co-operate with official probes.

Evening Standard

US tariffs could pose challenges to supply of medicines – Streeting

The Health Secretary also said the NHS ‘is not for sale and our patients’ data is not for sale’ as part of any deal with the US.

Evening Standard

Streeting worried about rats ‘crawling around’ in Birmingham amid bin strike

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month over pay and jobs which has led to tonnes of black bin bags not being collected.

Evening Standard

Womb transplant baby a ‘medical breakthrough’, says Streeting

The procedure could ‘possibly’ be available on the NHS in the future, the Health Secretary also said.

1 … 62 63 64 65

People

Trent AlexanderArnold

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Liberal Democrats

341 stories

Prostate Cancer UK

240 stories

Birmingham City Council

170 stories

Grenfell United

57 stories

The Institute of Cancer Research

54 stories

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

23 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.