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What the papers say – January 16

Readers will find a mix of stories on Monday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Lives ‘at risk’ as some patients wait nearly five years for key tests – Tories

The Scottish Conservatives warned of a ‘ticking timebomb’ for the NHS.

The Independent UK

'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection'

The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave

Daily Mirror

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Health secretary Steve Barclay tells GMB union that strike led to ambulance service that could not guarantee safety

Health secretary Steve Barclay has admitted that the level of ambulance cover could not be "relied upon to ensure patient and public safety" during recent strike action.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer ridiculed over 'dangerous and irresponsible' internal bleeding comment

Starmer put forward his ideas for the reform of the NHS

Manchester Evening News

It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts

Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect

The Guardian - UK

Dad 'slammed down in the shower' and spent months in hospital

A charity warned stroke survivors are put at risk by ambulance delays

Liverpool Echo

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ITV Maternal: episodes, full cast, start date and time

ITV's new medical drama features a number of familiar faces

Liverpool Echo

NHS rule lets you skip waiting lists for free

Patient's 'Right to Choose' should be offered and discussed at the point of referral

Liverpool Echo

Brexit worsened UK medicine shortages and NHS budget pressures, expert says

THE turning point was the Brexit referendum. Before voting to leave the EU in June 2016, medicine shortages were not something the UK often had to…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer ridiculed for ‘barmy’ suggestion on internal bleeding

Labour leader’s comments branded ‘irresponsible’ and ‘barmy’

The Independent UK

Grateful dad donates own kidney to stranger after teenage daughter saved by transplant

Kind-hearted Arfon Jones says he felt compelled to donate a kidney after his daughter Seren received a life-saving transplant and said a voice told him it was the right thing to do

Daily Mirror

Devastated mum had stillborn baby two days after hospital 'inappropriately' sent her home

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Hayley Ryan lost her son Zaiyan at 30 weeks after being admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in South Wales with an NHS investigation finding several "care problems"

Daily Mirror

No social insurance model for NHS under Labour reforms, Starmer indicates

The Labour leader said the NHS would remain ‘free at the point of use’ under his party’s proposals for government.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Nottingham Post

Leave voters in Nottinghamshire's Brexit heartland say it has been "mismanaged" nearly three years on

It's nearly three years since the UK officially left the EU, and people in the Nottinghamshire area that backed Brexit the most remain divided.

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says he's never used private healthcare - but NHS must reform or 'die'

Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service

Wales Online

'Ambulance staff can't do the job they joined for because of the NHS crisis'

The head of the Welsh Ambulance service said staff morale was very low

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The Guardian - UK

The story of Britain’s pools and leisure centres is one of neglect, decay and the lies of levelling up

As the NHS buckles and public health plunges, our cheap and accessible fitness facilities are being shuttered, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ to save NHS

Labour leader sets out views on health service, saying ‘if we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die’

The Guardian - UK

Poverty in UK could increase death rates during or after pregnancy, warns WHO

Britain is falling behind European countries for mortality among mothers, and suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death

The Guardian - UK

On the NHS, Sunak and co seem unable to grasp economics 101: pay more

Breaking out of a mindset is not easy, but this crisis, 10 years in the making, could have been avoided

Evening Standard

Train operators given ‘revised mandate’ to help end strike chaos, Mark Harper says

The Transport Secretary said rail companies had been given his ‘permission’ to make the revised offer to unions.

The Guardian - UK

Imagine your child needs specialist food to survive – now imagine you can no longer afford it

‘Free-from’ foods shouldn’t be a luxury for children with severe allergies, says writer and commissioning editor Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Chronicle Live

NHS nurses on strike could double next month warn union leaders

More nurses will walk out next month, amid an ongoing dispute over pay and staff shortages with the Government - which staff say is putting lives at risk

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