3 h. ago Worst performing hospitals ‘named and shamed’ in league table

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says his league table will pinpoint where support is needed but some fear hospitals serving tougher patches could be wrongly blamed

Politics

42 h. ago Vaccine sceptic doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine

Health secretary Wes Streeting criticised the party for allowing Dr Assem Malhotra to speak

Science

51 h. ago Charities urge heath secretary Wes Streeting to act now to stop deaths from fractures

Delays in the rollout of screening clinics for a bone-thinning disease are putting women's lives at risk, say campaigners.

Society

55 h. ago Reform called ‘irresponsible’ after doctor links King’s cancer with Covid vaccine in speech

Health secretary Wes Streeting said it was ‘irresponsible’ of the party to allow Dr Assem Malhotra to speak

Science

5 d. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

Politics

5 d. ago High caffeine energy drinks same as ‘necking four cans of Coke’ – Streeting

The Government has launched a 12-week consultation ahead of a ban on the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s.

Politics

5 d. ago Streeting says Government could look at legislation after Linehan arrest

The Government wants to keep people safe by ‘policing streets, not just policing tweets’, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said.

Politics

2 w. ago Streeting vows not to let drug firms ‘rip off’ taxpayers after pricing row

The Health Secretary on Friday left talks with the pharmaceuticals sector after both sides failed to agree changes to a drug pricing deal.

Economics

2 w. ago The new hire that hints at Wes Streeting's ambitions to succeed Sir Keir as PM 

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has hired Barack Obama's former speechwriter Michael Lea Rock as speculation mounts about the battle to succeed Sir Keir Starmer.

Politics

2 w. ago DAN HODGES: This is the appalling real reason Labour are evacuating 300 children from Gaza to be treated by the NHS. Do not fall for their cynical games

In a few weeks' time, sick children will be evacuated from Gaza and brought to the UK for NHS treatment, reportedly organised jointly by Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Sport

2 w. ago The Labour right wants Wes Streeting in No 10. Why? What does he really stand for? | Oliver Eagleton

The way the health secretary has overseen the NHS give clues as to what a Streeting premiership might look likeOliver Eagleton is the author of The Starmer Project: A Journey to the RightJust over a year after Keir Starmer entered Downing Street, his political survival already looks uncertain. Perennially indecisive, unpopular with the public and unable to pass major legislation without rebellions, the prime minister has reportedly been put “on notice” by senior figures within his party. Speculation about a potential successor is mounting.What would Labour’s dominant faction – the neo-Blairite right – look for in a candidate? Their best bet would be an effective operator who doesn’t carry too much political baggage, a decent communicator, free of Starmer’s stumbling reticence, and a committed partisan of their cause: namely the free market and a strong state. They need someone who will go on the offensive for these values, rather than offering the bland apologetics that we have seen...

Politics

3 w. ago Baroness Amos to lead NHS maternity and neonatal investigation

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a national investigation in June.

Events

3 w. ago NHS waiting list up but number of patients facing longest waits falls

The figures come as Health Secretary Wes Streeting continues talks with the British Medical Association to prevent further resident doctor strikes.

Science

3 w. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting admits there could be MORE NHS strikes

The Health Secretary welcomed the fact the British Medical Association (BMA) has agreed to use August as a 'window for negotiations' as a 'step in the right direction'.

Society

4 w. ago Wes Streeting issues 'don't strike' appeal to NHS staff before crunch union talks

Nurses and other NHS staff have seen their 3.6% pay rise this year swallowed up by inflation - Health Secretary Wes Streeting explains why they should accept it

Events