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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 · Oct 25, 2024

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 · Oct 24, 2024

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 · Oct 24, 2024

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) · Oct 23, 2024

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 · Oct 23, 2024

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 · Oct 23, 2024

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 · Oct 22, 2024

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) · Oct 22, 2024

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

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024

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.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2024