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The Guardian view on the abolition of NHS England: political cover for a funding fight

Editorial: Labour’s health service shake-up aims to cut waste and shift resources, but the looming funding gap raises doubts about its impact

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer

NHS England is a public body delivering services with taxpayers’ money.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

MPs raise concerns over ‘bold’ plans to abolish NHS England

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it was not a decision he had taken ‘lightly’.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

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Why has NHS England been abolished and what does it mean for patients?

We look at what the organisation does, after Keir Starmer’s attack on ‘two layers of bureaucracy’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

NHS England: What is it and what does it do?

The quango employs more than 15,000 staff.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put health service ‘into democratic control’

Health secretary says end of ‘biggest quango in world’ is final nail in coffin of Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reorganisation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting ‘horrified’ after aide admits indecent exposure

Health secretary called for Sam Gould to resign as a councillor

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

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Wes Streeting aide admits two counts of indecent exposure

AN aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting has admitted two counts of indecent exposure – one reportedly involving a 13-year-old girl.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2025

Health Secretary Streeting ‘horrified’ as aide admits indecent exposure

Wes Streeting said he had taken steps to sack his assistant Sam Gould, 33, as soon as the case came to light.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

London councillor working for Wes Streeting pleads guilty to indecent exposure

Sam Gould, a senior aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, unlawfully exposed himself in two incidents in east London

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures

The health secretary will shrink NHS England’s workforce to save money and avoid ‘duplication’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

More NHS England bosses step down weeks after top doctor and CEO resign

Resignations comes within weeks of NHS’s top doctor and boss both announcing departures

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

The NHS is broken, but not yet critical

Letters: Malcolm Cunningham has advice for Wes Streeting on how he can expedite his plans, Chris Clough calls for changes in working practices, while Neil Blackshaw looks at the determinants of ill health

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Safer phones bill aimed at young teens watered down after minister opposition

New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schools

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

The Guardian view on Labour and the NHS: there is no miracle cure for a struggling health system

Editorial: Wes Streeting is building a team of reformers, but ingrained weaknesses in the health service will be hard to fix

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

NHS ‘never’ on the table for trade deal, Downing Street says

The Government will ‘only ever sign’ agreements that align with the UK’s interests, Downing Street has said.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Wes Streeting confronted with old tweets opposing ‘sad, odious’ Trump’s last state visit

Wes Streeting was confronted with old tweets he made opposing Donald Trump’s last state visit, after Keir Starmer yesterday (27 February) presented the US president with a royal invitation for a second UK visit.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

There will ‘of course’ be people protesting over Trump visit, Streeting says

The King has invited Mr Trump to make a second state visit to the UK, an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader.

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Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Trump right that US presence in Ukraine could deter Russia, says Streeting

The president had said: ‘We are a backstop because we’ll be over there, we’ll be working in the country.’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025

Starmer defends aid cuts but praises Annaliese Dodds after resignation – as it happened

PM tells former minister ‘you will have more to contribute’ but says reduction in aid spending is part of ‘protecting our national security’

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Ending the 8am scramble for GP appointments ‘a big challenge’, Streeting says

A new GP contract has been described as a ‘breakthrough moment’ by the Health Secretary.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Wes Streeting: Ending the 8am scramble for GP appointments ‘a big challenge’

A new GP contract has been described as a ‘breakthrough moment’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025

After a week of turmoil, one thing needs saying about our NHS: slowly it is healing

Times are tough and funding remains below the historic average, but in key areas there are welcome signs of hope, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Children denied access to life-changing drug due to paperwork, say families

Givinostat should be available to people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy through a type of compassionate use scheme.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

GPs accept new contract to 'free up' doctors: Will it end the ‘8am scramble’?

The deal includes an extra £889 million in funding for the year 2025 to 2026

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