3 h. ago Half of Britons oppose fining supermarkets failing healthy food targets

Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food, under a new Government plan announced last week to tackle obesity.

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4 h. ago John Swinney branded 'analogue politician' by Wes Streeting in NHS app row

It comes as England is expanding its NHS app before Scotland has even managed to get its version off the ground.

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5 h. ago John Swinney branded an 'analogue politician' by UK Labour's Wes Streeting in 'second

UK ministers have hit out at Scotland’s “second-rate” NHS app as it promises a “supercharged” version south of the border.

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6 h. ago John Swinney branded an 'analogue politician' by UK Labour minister in 'second

UK ministers have hit out at Scotland’s “second-rate” NHS app as it promises a “supercharged” version south of the border.

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32 h. ago Big pay days and top of the polls: Nigel Farage’s first year as an MP

In year since Reform party leader was elected at eighth attempt he has been largely absent from Commons votes and very present in the mediaNigel Farage has had one of the best years of his political career after voters finally elected him to parliament at the eighth time of asking. He is odds on to be the UK’s next prime minister, vying with Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, with Kemi Badenoch trailing behind.Here are the key facts and numbers behind his first year in the House of Commons. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago More than 100 NHS doctors warn Wes Streeting to honour promise to roll out screening clinics for osteoporosis

The doctors, part of the Royal Osteoporosis Society's clinical network who are backing the charity's campaign for universal Fracture Liaison Services.

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3 d. ago Half of MPs are on fat jabs and they LOVE it, says Wes Streeting as it's revealed Brits could soon get weight

The 10-year plan for the health service says there is a need to expand access to weight-loss services and treatments and bring them closer to where patients live and work.

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3 d. ago The success of this government now rests in Wes Streeting’s hands

Editorial: Labour’s vision for a new era for NHS England – one with community hubs, artificial intelligence and early diagnosis at its heart – could be a model of public policymaking. But if it is to have a chance of success, the health secretary must now persuade the trade unions and professional bodies to join him

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4 d. ago New NHS plan shows ‘future already looks better’ under Labour – Starmer

Patients will be given more control of their health via the NHS app, while there will be less reliance on hospitals, the plan says.

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4 d. ago You can’t fix the NHS without fixing social care, Streeting warned

Social care was described as a ‘very significant question’ hanging over the blueprint by the shadow health secretary.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves insists she is ‘cracking on with the job’ after Commons upset

‘People saw I was upset, but that was yesterday. Today’s a new day and I’m just cracking on with the job,’ the Chancellor said.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says her tears were NOT caused by spat with Speaker or PM as she hints at 'personal issue'... and is still 'totally' up for being Chancellor

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was flanked at the event in London by Keir Starmer - who gave her an awkward hug - and Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

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4 d. ago No one's buying it, Rachel! As Starmer awkwardly hugs his Chancellor for the cameras, at least one onlooker can't hide her scepticism

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was flanked at the event in London by Keir Starmer - who gave her an awkward hug - and Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves smiles and laughs in show of unity with Keir Starmer after Commons tears

The Chancellor joined Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting in east London

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4 d. ago Future already looks bright for the NHS under Labour, Starmer says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made her first appearance since she was seen crying in the Commons on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves is resilient and will bounce back, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary Wes Streeting has publicly backed his cabinet colleague Rachel Reeves, asserting she is “resilient and will bounce back" amid swirling speculation about her future in government.

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4 d. ago In 1948 a Labour government founded the NHS. My job now is to make it fit for the future | Wes Streeting

Our 10-year plan, backed by an extra £29bn, will transform the service through AI and neighbourhood care – and hand power back to patientsWes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social careThere are moments in our national story when our choices define who we are. In 1948, Clement Attlee’s government made a choice founded on fairness: that everyone in our country deserves to receive the care they need, not the care they can afford.That the National Health Service was created amid the rubble and ruin of the aftermath of war makes that choice all the more remarkable. It enshrined in law and in the service itself our collective conviction that healthcare is not a privilege to be bought and sold, but a right to be cherished and protected. Now it falls to our generation to make the same choice.Wes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social care Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Digital ‘one stop shop’ for NHS will speed up care for patients, Government says

The new ‘innovator passport’ will mean technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation can easily be adopted by others.

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5 d. ago No need for ‘ventriloquists’ to give NHS patients a voice – Streeting

Wes Streeting suggested the patient safety landscape is ‘cluttered’, with NHS leaders receiving ‘competing and contradictory instructions’.

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7 d. ago NHS to use AI ‘alarm system’ to prevent future patient safety scandals in world

Health secretary Wes Streeting said the technology, a world-first to be introduced as part of a new 10-year plan for the health service, would save lives

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