PM under ‘immense’ pressure over grooming gangs inquiry, says Farage The Reform UK leader repeated his demands for a national inquiry at his party’s north-west regional conference on Saturday. Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025
Streeting: Grooming gangs rhetoric could lead to UK version of NZ mosque attack One clip of Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant’s ammunition had ‘For Rotherham’ scrawled upon it; an apparent reference to UK grooming gangs. Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025
Grooming gang rhetoric risks inciting mass violence, says Wes Streeting Exclusive: Health secretary points to New Zealand mosque massacre and says entire communities must not be tarred with the same brush The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
MPs write to Wes Streeting asking for action plan on 14 hospitals in crisis Committee says it wants urgent update on support for hospitals declaring critical incidents under winter pressure The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
Streeting defends NHS use of private sector but says it must ‘pull its weight’ Health secretary accused of talking ‘utter nonsense’ about private sector’s ability to help cut NHS waiting times The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
Streeting urged to honour promise to end osteoporosis service postcode lottery It comes amid warnings that the condition ‘disproportionately affects women’ with the risk of ‘enormous’ costs to the economy. The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025
Flu cases rise as pressure mounts on NHS hospitals NHS leaders have warned that the peak of the flu cycle has not yet hit, with February and March potentially worse for the health service. The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
Major study reveals how long people with dementia live after diagnosis Roughly 13% of people move to a nursing home in the year after diagnosis The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
Study reveals how long people with dementia live after diagnosis Some people live for a decade after being diagnosed. The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
London hospitals reintroduce mandatory face masks as flu cases soar The country is currently grappling with soaring cases of flu Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025
The care taskforce needs boldness, not buzzwords Letters: Wes Streeting is wrong to frame social care as a burden on the NHS , writes Dr Melanie Henwood. Plus letters from Dr Marion Witton and Mike Smith The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Wes Streeting confuses DUP man with SNP MP in major blunder HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting was caught in a humiliating blunder when he responded to a Northern Irish Unionist MP with a rant about the SNP. The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025
Dilnot: Need for social care reform ‘bleedin’ obvious’ but must get PM’s backing The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care. Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025
Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar Several NHS trusts have declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments. Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Flu crisis sees urgent hospital warning as cases continue to soar People are being asked to wear masks when coming to hospital
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025 NHS trusts declare critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in A&E Hospitals in Birmingham, Cornwall and Liverpool among those affected, with one patient forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Health secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke out as a number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents
International Business Times UK · Jan 7, 2025 Elon Musk Says 'Thank You, Britain!' After Poll Reveals Britons Celebrate His Involvement In UK Politics Elon Musk thanked Britain after a poll showed many support his role in UK politics, but concerns have been raised about his ties to far-right ideologies.
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 Health Secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals A number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents due to extreme pressure
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 Families shoulder ‘imbalance’ of care costs, says Wes Streeting The Health Secretary was confronted about the costs facing individuals and families in paying for care as he took questions on LBC.
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 NHS dentistry is at ‘death’s door’, Streeting tells MPs Health Secretary Wes Streeting said 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments would be delivered ‘as fast as we can’.
International Business Times UK · Jan 7, 2025 Winter Woes in the UK and US: Pensioners Left Struggling as Leaders Slash Support Pensioners in both Britain and the US are facing an increasingly hostile environment as a result of government actions taken against them.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025 The Guardian view on Starmer and the NHS: renewal is the right priority Editorial: Using the private sector to drive down waiting lists must not lead to the erosion of public healthcare
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2025 Use of NHS app will ‘free up phone line’ for elderly lacking tech skills The Health Secretary told MPs he believes in ‘different courses for different horses’ as the Government announced new targets for access to NHS app.
Latin Times · Jan 6, 2025 Elon Musk Asks X Users if the U.S. Should 'Liberate' Great Britain From 'Tyrannical Government' PM Keir Starmer has hit back at Musk's recent posts about U.K. politics, saying he's only "jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention"