4 h. ago Wes Streeting says big NHS change will save patients money 'and there's much more to come'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the Mirror why he's keeping prescription charges below a tenner after a decade of rises under the Tories, to help with the cost of living crisis

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23 h. ago NHS app has helped to save 1.5 million appointments from cancellation

Sir Keir Starmer said his Government’s moves to speed up the rollout was leading the NHS out of the ‘dark ages’.

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4 d. ago Wes Streeting wants 'private spaces for trans people to be cared for in NHS hospitals' after Supreme Court ruling on women caused 'palpable anxiety'

The health secretary said transgender people could be treated in private rooms and admitted wishing he had listened earlier to the debate around single-sex spaces.

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4 d. ago Transgender people could be treated in private NHS rooms, Wes Streeting says

The Health Secretary said there is ‘palpable anxiety’ among trans people about their rights and dignity.

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5 d. ago Blood test trial offers ‘exciting new era in cancer detection’

Scientists are assessing a blood test which can detect 12 different cancers.

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2 w. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

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2 w. ago People who are violent or abusive to NHS staff because they think they have a 'right' to access health care should be turned away, Wes Streeting warns

The health secretary pledged to keep staff safe at work by enforcing a 'zero tolerance' approach and making the reporting of violent incidents mandatory.

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2 w. ago NHS access ‘does not come with licence to abuse staff’, says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary pledged to ‘act to keep NHS staff safe at work’ by making the reporting of violent incidents mandatory.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting promises 'zero tolerance' to violence against NHS staff in key speech

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting will say 'no one should go to work fearing violence' as he addresses Unison union's annual conference in Liverpool on Wednesday

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2 w. ago Womb transplants could become available on the NHS after the first child in the UK was born following the 'breakthrough' procedure, Wes Streeting reveals

Just four womb transplants have been conducted in the UK so far but each was fully funded by the charity Womb Transplant UK.

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2 w. ago Streeting signals support for prostate screening if backed by evidence

The UK’s National Screening Committee is currently assessing whether or not a national screening programme should be rolled out.

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2 w. ago NHS England job cuts down to ‘failure of the system’, Streeting says

The Health Secretary also said reports suggesting the cuts could cost up to £1 billion is not an ‘unreasonable ballpark figure’.

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2 w. ago Womb transplant baby a ‘medical breakthrough’, says Streeting

The procedure could ‘possibly’ be available on the NHS in the future, the Health Secretary also said.

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2 w. ago Baby girl makes history as first child born in the UK from a transplanted womb

The news gives hope to thousands of women born without a womb or whose womb fails to function.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting drops NHS womb transplant hint after landmark birth of baby girl

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said womb transplants could 'possibly' be available on the NHS in the future when asked about the birth of Amy Isabel Davidson

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting's 'radical' plans to tackle Britain's sickness crisis by sending NHS health workers door

The radical proposal would see healthcare workers going door-to-door, with the aim of diagnosing illnesses far earlier and a larger percentage of care being provided in the community.

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3 w. ago Modernised NHS app could lead to better and faster care for patients – Streeting

The comments come as a 10-year-plan for the health service is being developed, as ministers look to overhaul and reshape the NHS.

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3 w. ago Winter virus levels remain higher than usual despite warm weather

The NHS has published its final weekly snapshot of the performance of hospitals in England this season.

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3 w. ago Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

The Prime Minister and his deputy will visit the Midlands on Thursday as the party asks voters ‘to play their part’ in delivering national renewal.

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3 w. ago NHS satisfaction lowest on record as Wes Streeting vows to make it ‘envy of the world again’

British Social Attitudes survey shows a "startling collapse" in public satisfaction with the NHS with only one in five now satisfied with the state of the health service

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