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The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie?

A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Number of cancelled operations double in three years due to NHS shortages

Data shows 30,000 operations were cancelled last year in England

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar urged to condemn Wes Streeting's 'appalling' attack on health union

SCOTTISH Labour have been told to urgently condemn an "unconscionable attack" on a health union by Keir Starmer’s shadow health…

The National (Scotland)

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Nurses slam Government for refusing to take steps to avert strike action

The Royal College of Nursing said the Tories would not discuss pay as RCN chief Pat Cullen said after last night’s discussion with Health Secretary Steve Barclay: “I needed to come out of this meeting with something serious to show nurses why they should not strike this week"

Daily Mirror

Number of cancelled operations ‘doubles in three years due to NHS shortages’

In total, 158,000 operations were called off for non-clinical reasons in 2021-22

The Independent UK

NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages double in three years

Labour highlights issue to back up pledge to invest heavily in addressing shortages

The Guardian - UK

NHS: 30,000 operations cancelled ‘due to staff shortages’

Labour said the number of cancelled operations has doubled since 2020/21.

The Independent UK

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NHS backlog is a crisis for Conservatives, but a chance for Labour

Only the Blair/Brown government managed to reduce waiting times, but that strategy won’t work for Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of NHS appointments cancelled as talks fail to avert nursing strike

Ministers admit they cannot eliminate risk to public from wave of industrial action

The Independent UK

Irony dies as Tories accuse Labour of using the NHS as a political football

Another junior minister plays the fall guy as government keeps fingers firmly in its ears over strikes

The Guardian - UK

Talks to avert nurses’ strike fail after Health Secretary’s ‘belligerence’ – RCN

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay during a meeting on Monday.

The Independent UK

Steve Barclay accused of ‘belligerence’ after refusing to discuss nurses’ pay at strike talks

‘They have closed their books and walked away’, says RCN chief after last-ditch bid to avoid strikes fails

The Independent UK

Private hospitals coming to the NHS’s rescue? Labour should know better

Evidence about the parasitic and risky nature of private healthcare has been mounting for decades, says David Rowland of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer ‘tattooing on his forehead’ that Labour won’t do deal with SNP

Labour leader challenges Nicola Sturgeon on whether she would ‘prop up Tory government’

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The Independent UK

Government’s approach to NHS pay row ‘disgusting’ – Labour

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said ministers were ‘spoiling for a fight’ over the dispute.

Evening Standard

Labour’s strikes strategy is shifty but simple — let the Tories own the pain

In politics it always pays to watch the money. The most telling recent fact in British politics has been the fact that in the three months to September, the Labour party attracted £2.8 million in business donations, which is the first time Labour has raised more than the Tories since…

The Guardian - UK

RCN accuse government of ‘belligerence’ as talks to avert strike action fail; Wales strikes to go ahead – as it happened

Royal College of Nursing says Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay at meeting on Monday; Welsh nurses to strike after last-minute talks fail

The Guardian - UK

Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers

Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting

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The Guardian - UK

NHS paying up to £5,200 a shift for agency doctors, Labour research shows

Party criticises significant rise in use of temporary staff while places at medical school have been cut

The Independent UK

Public braced for walkouts as ministers accused of ‘dangerous’ attitude to strikes

Government rejects pay talks with nurses despite warning patients face ‘significant’ risks

Daily Mirror

NHS patients could be treated at private hospitals to ease backlogs as nurses strike

The Royal College of Nursing will stage its first-ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 from 8am to 8pm - and some NHS patients may get treatment at private health providers

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting claims BMA ‘hostile’ towards Labour’s NHS plans

Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care

Daily Mirror

Tory refusal to discuss pay a 'complete joke' - despite union offer to pause strike

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was 'spoiling for a fight' and claimed it was cynically planning to shift responsibility for 'an NHS crisis which is squarely their fault'

The National (Scotland)

Senior Labour frontbencher launches attack on health union

THE British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised the “disappointing” comments from Labour’s shadow health secretary after he launched an…

The Independent UK

Doctors ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Streeting takes aim at ‘hostile’ BMA

The shadow health secretary said that Labour will not have a ‘something-for-nothing culture in the NHS’.

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