17 h. ago Healthcare worker convicted of sexual acts to woman detained under Mental Health Act

He told her 'I love you' and 'you are my baby'

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24 h. 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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38 h. ago Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass

Pontiff makes first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from hospital two weeks agoPope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his discharge from hospital two weeks ago.The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was appeared unannounced, assisted in a wheelchair to the front of the altar in the square. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers

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62 h. 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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4 d. ago Major report discovers rats, cockroaches and silverfish in NHS buildings...is your local hospital infested?

Health workers for the union Unison suggests pests may be thriving in damp conditions and unfixed premises.

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4 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK Jr

Trump administration begins reducing Health and Human Services workforce as Kennedy plans up to 10,000 job cutsThousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country are being dismissed on Tuesday as the Trump administration begins implementing its workforce-reduction plan, which could ultimately remove 10,000 staff members from the department through forced layoffs.The job cuts mark the first tangible impact of the health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s departmental overhaul announced last week, landing just days after Donald Trump moved to strip collective-bargaining rights from workers at HHS and other federal agencies. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Putin thugs caught operating illegally in Britain face five years in prison as Russia joins Iran as top 'malign influence' in the UK today

Vladimir Putin's dictatorship will be placed in the 'enhanced' tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (Firs), which makes it easier to tackle spies and thugs operating in Britain.

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6 d. ago Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallet said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

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7 d. ago Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

As they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back

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1 week ago Wes Streeting’s plan to fix the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

The government has put improving the NHS at the heart of its plans, but will it be able to deliver on its promises? And how long could it take to turn the health service around? Pippa Crerar asked health secretary Wes Streeting at a special Guardian Live event. In a wide-ranging discussion, he also took questions on others issues including assisted dying, transgender rights and the war in Gaza. To purchase the full event video on demand, go to the theguardian.live Continue reading...

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1 week ago Share of NHS spending on mental health to fall next year, says Streeting

The decision was confirmed in a written ministerial statement by the Health Secretary on Thursday.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting brands Israel's attacks on the West Bank 'unjustifiable' and demands end to settler violence

Wes Streeting said he felt “powerless” as he spoke about Israeli violence against the Palestinian people

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1 week ago 'We are spending more and getting less': Wes Streeting gives damning verdict on NHS

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce billions of pounds of spending cuts at her Spring Statement later today as she scrambles to balance the books.

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1 week ago Caribbean leaders deny Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’

As White House takes aim at medical missions, SVG says it gave US proof that workers aren’t human-trafficking victimsThe prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) said his government has provided evidence to the US that Cuban health workers in the country are not victims of human trafficking, as the Trump administration takes aim at the medical missions.Speaking in advance of US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to the Caribbean on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said he was confident that the information he provided would settle US concerns about the deal under which Cuban medical professionals work in SVG. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Caribbean leaders deny US claims that Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’

As White House takes aim at medical missions, SVG says it gave US proof that workers aren’t human-trafficking victimsThe prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) said his government has provided evidence to the US that Cuban health workers in the country are not victims of human trafficking, as the Trump administration takes aim at the medical missions.Speaking in advance of US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to the Caribbean on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said he was confident that the information he provided would settle US concerns about the deal under which Cuban medical professionals work in SVG. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sex and gender ID conflation ‘isn’t helpful’ for data collection, Streeting says

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the Commons that the ‘conflation of sex and gender identity isn’t helpful’ for data analysis.

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