46 h. ago Extra 52,000 dentist appointments for Londoners to help tackle 'Dickensian state of affairs'

Over 52,000 urgent dental appointments are set for London as the Government reveals 700,000 extra slots nationwide to help tackle the dentistry crisis

Politics

47 h. ago Streeting seeks ‘reassurances’ over access to records of doctors who transition

Doctors who change their gender identity are given new registrations, with no link to any previous disciplinary action against them.

Politics

57 h. ago Women's rights campaigner threatened with legal action by Wes Streeting over protest posters ridiculing the NHS over 'female prostate screening' and 'male smear tests'

Activist Kellie-Jay Keen told MailOnline she would defy calls by the Government to take down promotional material she produced, after getting a letter this week.

Events

58 h. ago Women's rights campaigner threatened with legal action by Wes Streeting over protest leaflet ridiculing the NHS over 'female prostate screening' and 'male smear tests'

Activist Kellie-Jay Keen told MailOnline she would defy calls by the Government to take down promotional material she shared online, after getting a letter this week.

Events

59 h. ago Number of people in hospital with norovirus hits new winter high

An average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week by patients with norovirus-like symptoms, according to data from NHS England.

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4 d. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting signals support for more private cash to fix the NHS

Mr Streeting said he wants to see the NHS being as 'responsive as any other organisation that we use' and he wants 'more patient choice, more patient power, more patient control'.

Society

4 d. ago Wes Streeting says campaign to prove baby killer Lucy Letby's innocence is 'not the right thing to do'

Wes Streeting has said he will believe the neonatal nurse's conviction for killing and attempting to kill babies is fair unless a court decides otherwise.

Events

5 d. ago NHS payouts for errors leading to death or injury more than double to almost £3billion

As NHS delays have skyrocketed in a decade, so compensation claims have spiralled... and Health Secretary Wes Streeting now says he can't guarantee an end to 'corridor care' by next winter

Economics

5 d. ago Wes Streeting admits NHS 'corridor care' won't be fixed by Christmas

Wes Streeting said there was 'a hell of a lot more to do' after hitting a goal for more NHS appointments early - and said he couldn't promise an end to corridor care by Christmas

Politics

5 d. ago Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live

Conservative leader of the opposition speaks at right-wing conference in LondonKeir Starmer’s announcement via the Telegraph that he was prepared to put British peacekeeping troops on the ground in Ukraine was also described by Conservative MP and shadow cabinet spokesperson Alicia Kearns as not the right priority. She told viewers of Sky News “his priority should be today talking about defence spending.”It was put to her that by Sky’s Wilfred Frost that “you’re trying to criticise the state of defence spending six months into their government, when this is a long-term issue, after 14 years [of Conservatives being] in power.”I’ve always been very clear. I was critical of my own government. But what I’m saying is, since July, a decision was made to side with the Treasury, to not give the increase in defence spending. We needed to continue to replenish stocks. Replenishing stocks should be the priority so that we are ready if we do need to provide peacekeeping services, if we do need ...

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5 d. ago Lucy Letby conviction for killing seven babies is ‘fair’ says Wes Streeting criticising campaign for a retrial

The Cabinet minister said he stood by this view unless this conclusion is successfully challenged in the courts

Events

5 d. ago Streeting says ‘waging a campaign’ on Lucy Letby’s innocence is ‘not right’

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

Politics

5 d. ago Health Secretary signals support for more private investment to fix the NHS

Wes Streeting said there is a ‘hell of a lot more to do’ to sort out the health service.

Society