27 h. ago NHS weight loss jabs hit 200 prescriptions an HOUR as Mounjaro costs soar

MAPPED: The rate of NHS Mounjaro prescriptions across England as the price hike comes into effect

Economics

8 d. ago 'I won't let drug companies rip off UK taxpayers', says Wes Streeting after NHS pricing row

Talks concluded without resolution on Friday after failure to agree changes to a drug pricing deal

Economics

8 d. 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

9 d. 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

1 week ago Five people rescued and taken to hospital after Ilford restaurant fire

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the blaze on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill at about 9pm on Friday.

Events

1 week ago UK health secretary ends talks with pharma groups on NHS drug pricing

Wes Streeting terminates meetings after lobby group refuses to accept offer

Society

1 week ago Streeting says Labour has not done enough to win over voters

Wes Streeting said Labour has ‘a whole number of achievements’ but has failed to spell them out coherently

Politics

1 week ago Wes Streeting issues private ultimatum to pharma groups in NHS pricing talks

UK health secretary has warned sector he will publicly walk away from negotiations if his offer is not accepted

Politics

1 week 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

1 week ago Wes Streeting urged to clarify plans to fix Britain's social care crisis

Silver Voices, a non-profit which has over 10,000 members, warned a review of Britain's care service risked becoming a "farce" unless ministers outlined how it would work

Events

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

2 w. ago More checks, tests and scans to be offered out of hours at local health centres

There are 100 community diagnostic centres across England offering out-of-hours services, 12 hours a day seven days a week

Science

2 w. ago The Guardian view on regulating cosmetic procedures: rogue operators must be tackled, but aren’t the only problem | Editorial

Tighter rules over treatments including fillers and Botox will send a message, but resources will be needed to enforce themThe enormous popularity of beauty treatments, including dermatological fillers and Botox injections, is not solely an issue for health regulators. Changing norms and aspirations about appearances, and the way that these are marketed mainly to women and girls, are a cultural and economic phenomenon that requires wider consideration. While attitudes to these procedures and aesthetics vary, many people – including some cosmetic surgeons – are concerned that younger women account for a growing share of a highly lucrative and growing market.The death last year of 33-year-old Alice Webb in Gloucestershire, after a non-surgical Brazilian butt lift, as well as multiple reports of injuries, and the deaths of at least 28 women who have travelled to Turkey for cosmetic treatments, have increased the pressure on ministers to tighten the law. Wes Streeting’s a...

Politics

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

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a national investigation in June.

Events

2 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

2 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon’s immense political talent is undeniable. The nationalism was the problem | Martin Kettle

Many of her admirers gloss over her desire to break up the UK as Scotland’s first minister. But in her open and touching memoir, it plays a starring roleNicola Sturgeon was – and still is – important, talented, personable and, to many, inspirational. She was also extremely lucky and often wrong, sometimes seriously so. There are examples of all these qualities in her newly published memoir, Frankly. Sturgeosceptics should concede at once that it contains much that is fascinating, especially about her relations with her charismatic mentor turned vengeful enemy Alex Salmond. Starry-eyed Sturgies should equally admit she made several deep and lasting errors that have left behind a divided nationalist party and movement.The book is more open and touching about private issues than most political memoirs, although Sturgeon deploys these qualities selectively. Many of the intimate reflections are about being a woman in politics. Other memoirs by female politicians – including those of Marg...

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: Is Keir Starmer just one crisis away from a Labour coup?

Party strategists are busy working out how to escape the chancellor’s doom loop of tax rises – and to crush damaging speculation about her boss’s ability to lead his party into the next general election. But the race to replace the PM may already have begun, says Andrew Grice

Events

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

3 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

3 w. ago NHS to recruit nurses and midwives before vacancies arise in new jobs boost

Trusts will be able to employ new staff based on projected need rather than current headcounts.

Politics