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NHS to roll out ‘revolutionary’ blood test for lung cancer

The NHS says the test, known as a liquid biopsy, will benefit about 15,000 people each year

The Independent UK

Striking junior doctors no longer have public’s backing, Wes Streeting says

The health secretary’s intervention marks a drastic shift in tone after he brought months of strike action to an end last year by handing doctors a 22 per cent pay rise within weeks of entering office

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage is ‘Liz Truss all over again’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘you cannot trust Farage with your future and your jobs’ as he gives speech in north-west England

The Guardian - UK

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Health Secretary tells doctors to help ‘rebuild our NHS’ amid strike action ballot

A recent poll found 48 per cent of Britons oppose resident doctors striking, while 39 per cent support such action

The Independent UK

Health secretary urges no strikes as ballot of junior doctors begins

Patients Association fears winter of delays as Wes Streeting calls for no vote from resident doctors in England who argue pay has fallen 23% in real terms since 2008

The Guardian - AU

Streeting urges doctors to vote against strike action

Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in England are being balloted for strike action by the British Medical Association (BMA).

Evening Standard

Junior doctors seeking almost 30% pay rise to avoid more strike action

Wes Streeting urged resident doctors not to vote for strike action after they demanded their pay be restored to 2008 levels

The Independent UK

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Voices: Are doctors right to threaten more NHS strikes over pay? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Resident doctors are voting on strike action after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer, reigniting a fierce debate over fair pay, patient care, and the future of the NHS workforce

The Independent UK

UK trains hundreds of thousands of doctors for NHS to ‘treat them like cr**’, health secretary admits

Wes Streeting urges doctors not to strike and set back the NHS’s progress on recovery

The Independent UK

Resident doctors start receiving ballots for strike action

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to ‘vote no’

The Independent UK

Six London NHS Trusts set to benefit from 'cutting-edge' radiotherapy machines

Linac machines are being prioritised in hospitals where existing machinery is over a decade old

Evening Standard

28 hospitals to get state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines, ministers announce

A £70 million Government investment will see linear accelerator (Linac) machines rolled out at hospitals across the nation from August.

The Independent UK

Fact check: NHS appointments rise hailed by government is smaller than last year

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

Evening Standard

NHS rolls out ‘Amazon-style’ app for prescriptions to free up pharmacies

High street pharmacies including Boots have already adopted the technology

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Is Angela Rayner positioning herself for a Starmer succession race?

Whoever leaked deputy PM’s memo to the Telegraph, some believe it will have helped her leadership chances

The Guardian - UK

Ministers brace for NHS strikes after doctors denounce ‘derisory’ pay rise

Other NHS staff decry their award, while teachers are angered part of their pay rise will come from school budget

The Independent UK

Nurses ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is majority female, union boss says

Nurses’ patience “will run out” warns the union boss

The Independent UK

Nursing ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is 90% female, union boss says

Professor Nicola Ranger of the Royal College of Nursing said patience is starting to run out.

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Evening Standard

Mental health reforms ‘mark vital step’ in improving care quality – Streeting

The Mental Health Bill seeks to make changes following legislation initially approved in the 1980s.

The Guardian - UK

Labour can’t keep papering over the cracks in the care sector

Improving pay and conditions for neglected workers is an urgent national challenge

The Independent UK

‘I slept in my car just to attend classes’: Inside the financial hardship faced by student nurses at university

‘It was the lowest point in my life,’ says Jess Dodds, a student nurse who was forced to sleep in her car

The Guardian - UK

If Keir Starmer is not robotic enough for you, his AI twin is ready for your questions

Leon Emirali has created digital versions of all UK MPs, including a Wes Streeting avatar who is unabashedly frank about who the next PM should be

Evening Standard

OPINION - In the silent race for the Labour leadership, Angela Rayner is emerging as the Heineken candidate

There was a telling moment at last week’s PMQs. After Keir Starmer declared that Plaid Cymru leader Liz Saville Roberts was talking “rubbish” – she asked if there was any belief that he held for more than a week – Rachel Reeves roared with laughter. But Angela Rayner, sat by…

The Independent UK

Labour to roll out new measures to teach children resilience in battle on mental health in schools

Building up children’s resilience is part of a number of measures being rolled out across schools to help tackle poor attendance and behaviour

The Independent UK

NHS hospital waiting lists rise for first time in seven months

New figures show an estimated 7.42 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of March

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