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NHS banned from changing trans children's gender on medical records

No 10 said while gender should be recognised in some circumstances, the importance of biological sex when it comes to healthcare is ‘common sense’

Evening Standard

Data on biological sex is key for patient safety, Health Secretary says

Wes Streeting has backed a report that warned against conflating it with gender identity.

Evening Standard

Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head

Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right?

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Peer who led government NHS review failed to declare shares in health firms

Lord Darzi’s undeclared interests in four companies included $500,000 of shares in US-based healthcare venture

The Guardian - UK

Culture warriors see not sick Britain, but a plague of ‘overdiagnosis’. How convenient

Instead of dismissing huge swaths of the population, how about a nuanced conversation about neurodivergence and mental health, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan: Government must not lose 'safety net' amid welfare changes

In a ‘promise to Londoners’, mayor insists he will speak up over Government’s proposed reforms to benefits system

Evening Standard

Liz Kendall’s stages of welfare cuts: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Slashing £5bn of benefits is not generally what Labour MPs get into politics for, but Liz at least tried to enjoy herself

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Analysis: Labour are cutting benefits in ways the Tories only dreamt of

LABOUR’S swingeing cuts to disability benefits are reckoned to be the biggest on record.

The National (Scotland)

GB News Host Grills Wes Streeting Over £122k NHS DEI Job in Fiery Showdown

GB News presenter Camilla Tominey didn’t hold back as she confronted Health Secretary Wes Streeting over Labour’s decision to abolish NHS England.

The Fashion Central

Welfare needs reforming – but Liz Kendall must show her workings

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: To be unveiled this week in a green paper, the government’s plans to move people off benefits and into worthwhile employment will help balance the nation’s books and prove a vote-winner, too. Some dispassionate evidence now would help the reforms command even more public confidence

The Independent UK

OPINION - Why are 1.3 million people on mental health benefits?

Twice as many people are claiming mental health benefits as a decade ago

Evening Standard

Scottish minister slates Wes Streeting for mental health remarks

Scottish Government minister Maree Todd has criticised Wes Streeting for suggesting there is an overdiagnosis of mental health problems ...

The National (Scotland)

Expert weighs in on Wes Streeting's mental health 'overdiagnosis' claims

WES Streeting’s claim there is an overdiagnosis of mental health conditions is a “distraction” from “chronic underfunding” of mental…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Sorry, Wes – my A&E is full of people having a mental health crisis

COMMENT: The health secretary is wrong to suggest that doctors are overdiagnosing patients with psychiatric conditions – it’s just not in our own best interest to reach for the prescription pad and sign them off work, says Dr Ammad Butt

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Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK - and what does it cost the NHS?

Mental health disorders are driving the rise in health benefit claims; but is Streeting’s claim of “overdiagnosis” the issue?

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BBC Viewers Furious as Laura Kuenssberg’s On-Air Habit Sparks Mass Switch-Off

BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg turned fiery today as the presenter locked horns with Health Secretary Wes Streeting over the bombshell announcement that NHS England will be abolished.

The Independent UK

MPs ‘jumping to conclusions’ over welfare reforms, suggests minister

Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the treasury, urged MPs to be ‘patient’.

The Independent UK

Reeves may be forced to hike taxes as ministers refuse to rule out welfare U-turn

Think tank describes government plans to slash welfare as ‘regressive and rushed’

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Evening Standard

Doctors overdiagnosing mental health conditions, Streeting says, amid expected benefit reforms

Health secretary says too many people are ‘written off’ by welfare system

The Guardian - UK

Experts criticise Streeting for saying mental health problems overdiagnosed

Health secretary’s comments that too many people are ‘written off’ prompts warnings against stigmatising people

Evening Standard

Doctors ‘overdiagnosing’ mental health conditions, says Streeting

Mental health charity Mind said it was important to be careful with the language around mental health diagnoses to avoid ‘stigmatising’.

The Independent UK

Doctors are ‘overdiagnosing’ mental health conditions, says Streeting

Mental health charity Mind said it was important to be careful with the language around mental health diagnoses to avoid ‘stigmatising’.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting confronted on accusations of ‘Labour changing into Tories’ over welfare reform

Wes Streeting was confronted over accusations that Labour is "changing into the Tories" due to the government's welfare reforms.

Evening Standard

Russian confrontation with peacekeepers ‘would be an extraordinary escalation’

Planning for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine has entered the ‘operational phase’, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for anxiety over job losses amid war on quangos

The Health Secretary said there will be ‘significant’ job cuts as a result of the Government’s shake-up of NHS administration.

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