2 h. ago Striking doctors willing to ‘discuss all options’ to halt five

The Resident Doctors Committee is meeting with Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Thursday afternoon.

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19 h. ago Wes Streeting to meet resident doctors’ leaders in bid to avoid strikes

The Health Secretary has insisted the Government will not budge on pay, but said discussions could focus on improving working lives of medics.

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25 h. ago Physician associates should ‘never be used to replace doctors’ – Streeting

Wes Streeting pledged to implement in full the findings of a review which said physician associates must not diagnose patients.

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51 h. ago Voices: Is it time to give up on the NHS, our national religion?

The former health secretary Sajid Javid says we should charge £20 for GP appointments and replace the health service with a Dutch-style social insurance system – just as Wes Streeting warns the doctors that they are paving the way for Nigel Farage to do just that, writes John Rentoul

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3 d. ago Striking doctors have badly misjudged the mood of the nation

Editorial: Since the general election, resident doctors have seen their wages rise by much more than most other working people, with few – if any – commitments to improving productivity

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3 d. ago ‘Unconscionable’ for doctors not to tell their employers if they plan to strike, Streeting warns

Health secretary warns doctors strike action is ‘unreasonable’ and ‘self defeating’ ahead of talks to avert strike action

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3 d. ago Wes Streeting says 'irresponsible' junior doctors' leaders hindering care plan for sickest during NHS strike and reveals he has relative fearing op axe

The Health Secretary accused the The British Medical Association of telling members not to inform employers if they were taking part in a planned five-day walkout that starts next week.

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3 d. ago Resident doctors acting in ‘unconscionable way’ over strikes – Streeting

The Government and the British Medical Association are set to meet this week.

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3 d. ago Streeting says BMA ‘shockingly irresponsible’ over tactics for doctors’ strikes – UK politics live

Health secretary welcomes talks with union but says members have been told not to inform trusts if they are going to take actionAs Rowena Mason revealed recently, No 10 has issued guidance that in effect bans civil servants from any level of speaking at events where journalists are present.Today the Times has published a letter signed by almost 30 experts – including former senior officials, thinktank leaders, academics and union leader – saying this policy is a mistake because it is having “a chilling effect on public discussion” and that it should be withdrawn. They say:The government’s new guidance that prevents public officials from participating properly in public or stakeholder events is a mistake. Effective government relies on public servants, whose salaries are paid by the taxpayer, hearing directly from businesses, charities, academics and citizens to help them make better policy. They should be able to explain government activity to those same groups. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wes Streeting says support for striking doctors has 'collapsed' ahead of crisis talks

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to hold crisis talks with representatives from the British Medical Association (BMA), whose members are set to walk out from 7am on July 25

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5 d. ago Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

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6 d. ago Doctors are told to send people to the gym and job coaches instead of writing sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’

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6 d. ago Voices: What happened to striking doctors’ pledges to ‘do no harm?’

These strikes will further erode people’s trust in the NHS – and could hasten the end of the healthcare system altogether, warns John Oldham, GP for 29 years and a senior adviser to Wes Streeting

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6 d. ago Doctors told to refer people to job coaches or the gym, not write sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’.

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7 d. ago Wes Streeting tells striking doctors they CAN have higher pay... but only if they agree to slash gold

Health Secretary Wes Streeting put the option on the table as he launched an excoriating attack on the decision to stage a five-day walkout.

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7 d. ago Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors

It comes as new figures show the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England fell to its lowest in more than two years.

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7 d. ago Tens of thousands of patients face cancellations during doctors’ strike, NHS bosses warn

Wes Streeting urges doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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7 d. ago Wes Streeting issues fresh warning after doctors announce major strike action

Wes Streeting tried to reassure worried patients after the band of medics - previously known as junior doctors - yesterday said they will strike for five days from July 25

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7 d. ago Wes Streeting's plans for NHS recovery 'hanging by a thread' after junior doctors announce five day walkout over pay

The Health Secretary accused the BMA of being 'completely unreasonable' after it announced the five-day walkout, which could see 200,000 appointments and operations cancelled.

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8 d. ago Doctors’ strike over 29% pay rise risks breaking NHS, Streeting warns

Wes Streeting urged doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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