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The Latest Breaking News from Wes Streeting

What the papers say – January 31

Here are the stories making headlines this Friday.

Evening Standard

NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times

Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care

The Guardian - UK

NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs

Officials have demanded improvements on cancer care, routine hospital treatment and emergency wait times.

Evening Standard

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Scottish comedian hits out at NHS privatisation plans on BBC debate night

A SCOTTISH actress and comedian has hit out at plans to privatise the NHS during an appearance on BBC Debate Night ...

The National (Scotland)

Hospitals told to ‘get back to basics’ as NHS sets priorities

Health leaders in England publish national planning guidance for the NHS each year.

Evening Standard

Norovirus cases in England’s hospitals hit highest level this winter

NHS England said pressure on hospital capacity remains high.

The Independent UK

Norovirus hospitalisations hit highest level this winter - how high are cases in your area?

NHS England said pressure on hospital capacity remains high

Evening Standard

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Wes Streeting takes NHS mandate 'back to basics' as health secretary wages war on overspending

The health secretary warned that the ‘NHS must learn to live within its means’

The Independent UK

Norovirus cases surge to winter high piling more pressure on hospitals, NHS figures show

The figures come as Health Secretary Wes Streeting prepares to detail his new NHS mandate on Thursday

The Independent UK

NHS England chief under fire again as MPs ‘exasperated’ by responses

Health committee criticises Amanda Pritchard’s evidence after scathing report from another Commons committee

The Guardian - UK

‘Complacent’ health chiefs in England lack drive to transform NHS, say MPs

Public accounts committee finds DHSC and NHS England leaders appear short of the energy and urgency needed

The Guardian - UK

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency

Damning criticism in report from Commons committee after health secretary Wes Streeting said he could not rule out patients still being treated in hospital corridors next winter

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting accused of lack of transparency on puberty blockers trial just weeks before it starts

Exclusive: The evaluation is due to start within the next few weeks, The Independent understands, but the government has still not confirmed who will take part

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting heckled by climate protesters at Fabian Society address

Speech calling for unity against ‘populist right’ interrupted by two women opposed to Drax power plant subsidies

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Streeting heckled as he urges progressives to fight the ‘populist right’

Two women shouted over him as he gave an address to the Fabian Society.

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting to criticise Nigel Farage’s ‘miserabilist, declinist’ vision of Britain

Health secretary will say it is time to fight battle of ideas against populist right and repairing NHS is vital for success

The Guardian - UK

Starmer wants the economy to grow, baby, grow. Woe betide the ‘blockers’ who get in his way

By sweeping aside everyone from local planners to defenders of the green belt, Labour is handing a gift to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Norovirus grips NHS as beds continue to be taken up by medically fit people

An average of 41% of patients ready to leave hospital last week were discharged each day, according to data from NHS England.

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The Independent UK

A&E will be swamped by half of England’s population every year unless NHS reformed, warns top doctor

NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the NHS ‘must go for broke’ to move care into communities if it wants to avoid overcrowded A&Es in the next decade

Evening Standard

Major London hospitals could be forced to close after rebuilds delayed, ministers warned

MPs and senior NHS officials fear major London hospitals could ‘go down’ as Wes Streeting delays rebuilding programme

Evening Standard

Rising numbers of people with mental health issues receiving employment advice

NHS talking therapies are designed to help people with conditions such as anxiety and depression and can link patients with employment advisers.

Evening Standard

Labour sparks fury as rebuild of crumbling hospitals in London delayed by up to decade

The Health Secretary said the new timetable was ‘honest, funded and can actually be delivered’

The Independent UK

New hospitals programme will take decade longer than Tories planned – Streeting

The Health Secretary said the new timetable was ‘honest, funded and can actually be delivered’.

The Guardian - UK

Work on some of Boris Johnson’s ‘40 new hospitals’ will not start until 2039

Health secretary calls Tory plan ‘a work of fiction’ as Lib Dems accuse Labour of a ‘double betrayal’ of the public

The Guardian - UK

Johnson plan to build 40 new hospitals ‘unachievable’, Streeting told

Health secretary to set out revised plans in Commons after warning from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority

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