38 h. ago Wes Streeting knows he can save Labour by saving the NHS. So why isn’t he talking about it more?

Wes Streeting was animated in his fight against Nigel Farage during the Labour Conference, but how did he get on winning people over in the health arena? Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas was there to find out

Politics

3 d. ago Farage is ‘a con artist’ and country faces ‘fight of our lives’ – Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting used his Labour party conference speech in Liverpool to attack the Reform UK leader.

Politics

3 d. ago Wes Streeting: We won't impose VAT on private healthcare in the autumn Budget

But Wes Streeting rules out the Government imposing VAT on private healthcare in the autumn Budget: ‘It’s not happening’

Economics

3 d. ago Streeting keen to get puberty blocker trial up and running as soon as possible

Plans were announced in 2024 but a trial is still awaiting ethical and regulatory approval.

Politics

3 d. ago Labour conference live: Farage may ‘do away with NHS’, Streeting warns doctors after strike threats

The prime minister is also expected to use his annual address to expand his attacks on Reform UK

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3 d. ago Patients to get online access to specialists ‘from comfort of home’ – Streeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will use his leader’s speech at Labour’s conference to set out the plans for NHS Online.

Science

3 d. ago Labour conference live: Public can’t trust Farage with the NHS, Streeting warns before Starmer unveils reforms

The prime minister is expected to use his annual address to expand his attacks on Reform UK

Events

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'mulling VAT raid on middle classes' as Chancellor ditches pledge not to raise taxes

The Prime Minister will say Britain stands at a fork in the road with a choice between decency and division

Economics

3 d. ago Starmer to promise new NHS ‘online hospital’ to help cut waiting lists

The Prime Minister will announce the scheme at Labour’s conference

Politics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer to warn of difficult choices on 'path to renewal' in Labour conference speech

The Prime Minister will say Britain stands at a fork in the road with a choice between decency and division

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4 d. ago Starmer to announce ‘online hospital’ that will deliver nearly 3million appointments a year in ‘new chapter’ for NHS

KEIR Starmer is set to announce an "online hospital" that will deliver millions of appointments a year as a "new chapter" for the NHS begins. The Prime Minister will use his leader's speech at Labour's conference to set out plans for NHS Online which will connect patients to specialist clinicians. The scheme, which will begin...

Science

4 d. ago NHS ‘online hospital’ will help cut waiting lists, Starmer to announce

The scheme, which will begin operating in 2027, will deliver up to 8.5 million extra NHS appointments in its first three years, Labour claimed.

Science

4 d. ago Labour MPs confronted at conference over NHS private finance ‘betrayal’

Private finance initiative (PFI) deals crippled hospitals with debt during the Blair years - now Rachel Reeves could bring back these NHS ‘payday loans’

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Mistake’ to think Reform is the only threat, polling guru tells Labour

Sir John Curtice said improving the economy and the NHS was more likely to return voters to the party.

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8 d. ago Paracetamol: NHS surgeon blasts 'snake oil salesman' Nigel Farage for 'causing pregnant women anxiety'

Zubir Ahmed criticised the Reform UK leader after he refused to oppose Donald Trump on his claim that paracetamol could cause autism.

Sport

8 d. ago Health workers vote to strike over plan to move staff to new company

Unison is warning of disputes across the country if workers are transferred out of the NHS.

Politics

8 d. ago Poll: How long is an acceptable wait for a routine NHS appointment?

Have your say: Experts warn Labour is set to miss its NHS pledge, leaving millions facing long waits – but how long do you think is acceptable for a routine appointment?

Politics

9 d. ago Government set to miss key NHS waiting list pledge as Labour fails to get a grip on crisis

While the government looks set to considerably reduce the waiting list, it is likely to fall just short of its own target

Events

1 week ago One year on from big Labour NHS pledge and Eluned Morgan couldn't give a proper update

Even the announcement about cross-border working wasn't straightforward

Politics

1 week ago Tory new mum lashes out at 'patronising' Labour MP after he attacks her for criticising NHS support for 'chestfeeding' trans women

Shivani Raja, who gave birth to her first child, a boy, last month, hit out at Josh Fenton-Glynn after he took issue with her attack on the health service.

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