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Scottish Government responds to Sajid Javid's call for GP and A&E fees

THE NHS “must be maintained on its founding principles”, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said after Sajid Javid called for patients to be…

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Labour’s Wes Streeting: ‘Reform is not a Conservative word’

Exclusive: The shadow health secretary discusses his plans for the NHS, not becoming the fun police, and Tories’ handling of strikes

The Guardian - UK

Don’t panic when Starmer refers to NHS ‘reform’. He is thwarting Tory moves to destroy it

For too long, reform has been a ministerial code word for ‘dismantling’. Labour’s approach will be refreshingly different, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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Wes Streeting’s plan to turn GPs into salaried NHS staff is misguided

Letters: Salaried GP Joe McFarlane says the Labour proposal is shortsighted and raises several big questions, but Dr Jeremy Bending thinks it would improve quality of care

The Guardian - UK

If patients could bypass GPs to see specialists, the NHS would grind to a halt

Letter: NHS psychiatrist Dr Melanie Knowles agrees that the current system is flawed, but says the answer is not to dispense with referrals from GPs, who are experts in diagnosis and triage

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ to save NHS

Labour leader sets out views on health service, saying ‘if we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die’

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ in NHS

‘If we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die,’ says Labour leader

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Sir Keir Starmer backs plan to make GPs NHS employees and slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’

Plans include bringing GPs back under the direct employ of the National Health Service rather than running their own practices under contract

Wales Online

Starmer backs plan to make GPs NHS employees and slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’

The Labour leader said that without reform, the NHS ‘will die’.

The Independent UK

NHS doctors' mental health meltdowns as stressed A&E staff suffer panic attacks on shift

A Sunday People investigation uncovers the shocking toll on hospital doctors, with half of NHS medics suffering mental health problems in the past year as they struggle with understaffing

Daily Mirror

Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours

One in 10 people waited at least three hours, 41 minutes and 48 seconds for a response to a category two call.

The Independent UK

More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened

Latest updates: physiotherapists the latest group to announce industrial action as PM says he is now registered with an NHS GP

The Guardian - UK

‘Come clean’: Labour activists urge party MPs to return donations from mystery firm

Exclusive: Momentum calls on three senior MPs to hand back money – and demands Keir Starmer commits to anti-sleaze measures

The Independent UK

Finally, some sense on the NHS: Wes Streeting recognises more money is not the only answer

The shadow health secretary wants to reform GPs and give patients more control. It would be a welcome, practical step, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Labour MPs defend accepting tens of thousands from little-known company

Wes Streeting, Dan Jarvis and Yvette Cooper received donations from MPM Connect, which has no obvious line of business

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Tories to move 3,000 NHS patients to care homes as service cripples under pressure

Health Secretary Steve Barclay admits that he 'regretted' patients' experiences, blaming a surge of flu across English hospitals while planning to discharge thousands in the coming weeks.

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of insulting workers as ministers hold talks with health, education and rail unions – as it happened

Nurses’ and ambulance strikes to go ahead after latest round of talks failed to make substantial progress

The Independent UK

Health Secretary admits emergency care has ‘not been acceptable’ in recent weeks

Steve Barclay told the Commons: “I and the Government regret the experience for some patients and staff.”

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘considers one-off payment for NHS staff to end strikes’

PM declines to rule out one-off hardship payment, as health secretary meets union bosses

Wales Online

Cigarette sales could be banned under Labour

Smoking costs the health service billions every year and a New Zealand-style gradual ban could be explored, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said

Daily Mirror

Legal age to buy cigarettes could rise by one year every year under Labour

Everyone in England would eventually be banned from buying cigarettes under the plan, which was presented to Tory ministers last year - and will be looked at by Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Daily Mirror

PM warned 'emergency' NHS meeting won't ease pressure after 'years of inaction'

The Prime Minister is holding rare weekend talks with health leaders - after senior medics said the health service was on a knife edge with many A&E units struggling to keep up with demand and trusts and ambulance services declaring critical incidents

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak holds emergency talks in bid to ease winter NHS crisis

PM meets health experts including Professor Sir Chris Whitty

The Independent UK

Labour hints it would prevent GPs operating as ‘murky’ private businesses

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting also said he would stop GPs being ‘the sole gatekeeper’ to the NHS.

The Guardian - UK

Labour ‘would tear up contract with GPs’ and make them salaried NHS staff

Planned overhaul for GP surgeries puts party on collision course with British Medical Association

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