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Health secretary admits 40 new hospitals are actually ‘a range’ of building works

Steve Barclay came under pressure to clarify the manifesto pledge, made under former prime minister Boris Johnson, to build the ‘new’ hospitals by 2030

The Independent UK

Broken pledge over 40 new hospitals will leave NHS ‘crumbling’, ministers told

Health experts and MPs criticise Steve Barclay’s delays to some projects and failure to offer sufficient funding

The Guardian - UK

Government committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 – Barclay (cloned)

Some hospitals at risk of collapse and in need of an upgrade will now be added to the programme instead of some where work is delayed.

The Independent UK

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Labour claims Tories won’t meet pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030

Pledge ‘simply not going to happen’, says shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

The Independent UK

Government committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 – Barclay

Some hospitals at risk of collapse and in need of an upgrade will now be added to the programme instead of some where work is delayed.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer unveils Labour plan to improve social care to free up more hospital beds

Labour leader Keir Starmer will give a major speech detailing his plans to “build an NHS fit for the future” with one in every seven hospital beds taken up by people who don't need to be there

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman's team originally DENIED speeding ticket - as pressure to resign mounts

The Mirror can reveal the Home Secretary's special adviser insisted she had not been done for speeding when contacted by this newspaper six weeks ago

Daily Mirror

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KitKat cereal maker blasted by Labour frontbencher over health claim 'audacity'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting claimed Nestle is "not serious" after it claimed its KitKat cereal is "nutritious", as he outlined plans to help people make healthy choices

Daily Mirror

Streeting: Labour would shift focus of health spending towards primary care

The shadow health secretary was speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer warns ‘unsustainable’ NHS needs reform not just more money

Labour leader expected to say he owes the NHS ‘everything’

The Independent UK

More than 23,000 people died in A&E in England last year, Labour estimates

Number of NHS emergency department deaths is rise of more than 20% since 2021 and nearly 40% since 2020

The Guardian - UK

More than 23,000 patients died in A&E last year, Labour claims

There were 4,000 more deaths in A&E last year than the year before and 5,500 more than in 2019, Labour said.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting vows to improve cancer survival rates as he recalls brush with disease

The Shadow Health Secretary added he was lucky he survived his own scare after kidney cancer was picked up by chance, aged 38

Daily Mirror

Tories fail to meet target to stamp out NHS waits of more than 18 months

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the latest Tory failure as another 'broken promise', adding: 'So much for Rishi Sunak's relaunch.'

Daily Mirror

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Full list of common illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers

Pharmacists have now been given the power to treat a number of common illnesses

Daily Mirror

Seven illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers - see full list

A "radical" overhaul of GP services means pharmacists have new powers to prescribe drugs for seven common conditions, as women will also be able to get oral contraceptive pills over the counter

The Independent UK

Booking GP appointments to be made easier with upgrade of phones – Barclay

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he wants to end the ‘8am scramble’ of patients phoning surgeries in the hunt for a slot.

Daily Mirror

Politicians and public demand explanation from Met Police over Coronation arrests

The Mirror heard a senior police chief tell officers to arrest anyone with a megaphone on Saturday morning, with concerns the UK has lost its right to a peaceful protest

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Desperate Tories blame Vladimir Putin for Rishi Sunak's local elections walloping

Cabinet minister Lucy Frazer claimed the PM is "starting to gain the trust of the British public" despite losing more than 1,000 council seats across England in Thursday's local elections

The Independent UK

Labour ‘confident but not complacent’ about a general election win as Brexit backers return to the party

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says Labour is ‘not even entertaining’ the prospect of a coalition with the Liberal Democrats

The National (Scotland)

Labour shadow minister refuses to apologise for Starmer’s tuition fee U-turn

Wes Streeting has said he would not apologise for Labour moving away from a commitment to ditch university tuition fees.

The National (Scotland)

LibDems rule out coalition with Tories after General Election - but not Labour

Earlier this week, the Tories lost over 1000 councillors and seven councils during England’s local elections, and Labour gained 536 councillors.

The Independent UK

Labour ‘not even entertaining’ prospect of coalition with Lib Dems

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: ‘We’re just not in that ballpark of talking about coalition governments.’

The Guardian - UK

Labour would put prevention at the heart of its revival of the NHS

Letters: The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, responds to an article about Labour’s plans for NHS reform, while Dr Charlotte Bryson and Richard Rosser write about health inequality – and privatisation

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Wes Streeting is half right about how to fix the NHS

Yes, reform is necessary. But without increases in spending as well, Britain will continue to be the sick man of Europe, says epidemiologist Michael Marmot

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