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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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.

Evening Standard

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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Doctors’ strike over Christmas a different degree of risk, says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has offered to extend the British Medical Association’s strike mandate if it calls off the action over the festive period.

Evening Standard

What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives

More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Will the BMA call off the doctors strike? New offer raises hopes as superflu threatens to overwhelm hospitals

It comes as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns a strike in the run-up to Christmas would carry a ‘much different degree of risk’ to other walkouts

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting improves offer to resident doctors in England in attempt to stop strikes

BMA puts health secretary’s offer, which includes pledge to double number of extra training places, to resident doctors

The Guardian - UK

Doctors’ strike could be called off as Streeting makes last-minute offer

Health secretary says Christmas strikes would have a “much different degree of risk” than previous walkouts

The Independent UK

Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection

Wes Streeting’s plan to make booking easier made sense. Then I encountered an AI triagist, a stubborn receptionist and a Kafkaesque vicious circle, says Guardian feature writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK

Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

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Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

Evening Standard

Unacceptable care and women left to ‘bleed out’ in bathrooms – maternity review

Baroness Valerie Amos has so far spoken to more than 170 families for her review into maternity care.

The Guardian - UK

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Victims of NHS maternity failings in England ‘received unacceptable care’

Lady Amos’s investigation finds women let down and slow progress on reforms, with ‘devastating consequences’

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The Independent UK

Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe head blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

Evening Standard

Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds

The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.

The Guardian - UK

‘Could do a better job than Keir Starmer’: who could replace the PM if he is forced out?

Labour leader remains bullish about defeating any challenge, but jostling for top job among rivals and their supporters continues

The Guardian - UK

A better understanding of mental ill health is crucial

Letters: Sagal Hassan and Dr Lisa Williams respond to the news that Wes Streeting has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

The Independent UK

Labour think tank that supported Starmer asks members who they would back in leadership challenge

It comes amid growing concern about the direction of the government and devastating approval ratings less than two years after Labour’s historic landslide election victory

The Guardian - UK

Warning system to spot poor care at NHS England maternity wards

Statistical analysis will track how many babies and mothers suffer harm so problems can be addressed urgently

The Guardian - UK

The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it

Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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