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Wes Streeting ‘not comfortable’ with puberty blocker clinical trial

The Health Secretary made a ban on puberty blockers indefinite in December last year.

Evening Standard

‘Technocrat’ criticism was not aimed at Starmer, insists Streeting

The Health Secretary also ruled out the possibility of challenging the Prime Minister’s leadership alongside Angela Rayner.

Evening Standard

Streeting ‘genuinely fearful’ for the NHS as strike looms and flu cases surge

The Health Secretary said the BMA has chosen next week for a walkout as the union knows it ‘will be most painful for the NHS’.

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Streeting warns strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS

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'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week

Evening Standard

Health Secretary Pleads with Doctors to Cancel Strike as Flu Crisis Peaks

As flu cases jump 55% in a week, Health Secretary Wes Streeting pleads with doctors to cancel their December strike. The NHS faces a 'worst-case scenario' winter crisis.

International Business Times UK

Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting

Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute

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Wes Streeting warns of ‘Jenga piece’ that could collapse the NHS amid flu outbreak

The Health Secretary appealed directly to resident doctors

The Independent UK

'Super flu' is posing threat to NHS unlike any since Covid pandemic, warns Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

Evening Standard

Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals

There are enough flu patients each day to fill the facilities of more than three hospital trusts

The Independent UK

Inquiry to be held into north-east England NHS trust after patient deaths

Health secretary announces investigation into Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys trust that has seen young patients take their own lives

The Guardian - UK

NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases

Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated

The Guardian - UK

Voices: What will it take to keep resident doctors in work this winter?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The health secretary will point to a ‘worst-case’ outbreak of flu sweeping hospital wards, a public losing sympathy with the strikes and a sensible offer on the negotiating table as he bids to steer a way through this NHS crisis

The Independent UK

Gen Z know the social contract is broken. It’ll take more than youth clubs and StarmerTok to reach them

Labour’s £500m national youth strategy has some positives, but real change must start by tackling the root causes of unhappiness, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The Independent UK

Country hit by ‘tidal wave of flu’ as masks return to hospitals

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The Independent UK

Councillors pelted with eggs during asylum seekers debate

The council’s office was also damaged, with toilets and lifts vandalised

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners in legal effort to suspend trial of puberty blockers in England

Activists argue research could harm children but NHS adviser says study is necessary to allow families to make informed decisions

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting hits out at ‘technocratic’ Labour leadership weeks after being accused of trying to oust Starmer

The health secretary also appeared to warn his party’s approach left it vulnerable to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer says resident doctors would be irresponsible to strike in face of flu crisis

PM urges medics to ‘do the responsible thing, accept the offer that’s on the table, and we can all move forward’

The Independent UK

Campaigners send legal letter calling for puberty blocker trial to be stopped

Researchers expect to see the first patients available for recruitment in the new year, with results expected in around four years.

The Independent UK

Super flu – latest: Streeting says ‘terrifying’ virus surge and doctors’ strike could collapse NHS

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Evening Standard

Flu cases in NHS hospitals jump 55% in one week, figures show

The NHS is under strain as it tackles high flu cases, with some hospitals asking people to wear face masks.

The Independent UK

Shocking numbers reveal full extent of flu wave spreading across the country

Hospitals across the country have asked staff, patients and visitors to wear face masks

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting ‘frustrated’ by ‘technocratic approach’ to governing

The Health Secretary argued Labour must be better at communicating its achievements and values to voters.

The Independent UK

Tony Blair gives Shabana Mahmood stamp of approval amid Labour leadership speculation

The former prime minister praised the home secretary’s ‘radical’ style and the ‘political philosophy’ behind her immigration crackdown, comparing it to his own approach in power

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