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NHS could ‘go the way of Woolies’ and collapse without reform, Streeting warns

More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash waiting lists.

The Independent UK

Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver

Keir Starmer’s government can’t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commission

The Guardian - UK

Start the rebuilding work, Keir Starmer, and show us you’re different to the last bunch of cowboys

Setting up yet another commission on social care is an extreme example of Labour putting off the promised urgent repairs

The Guardian - UK

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Cash incentives for GPs under Labour’s radical plan to cut NHS waiting lists

Doctors will be given £20 each time they consult with a specialist to see if there is an alternative to hospital visits

The Guardian - UK

NHS contraceptive pills funding Hungary PM’s 'propaganda' as he restricts abortion

PROFITS from contraceptive pills used by the NHS are funding an organisation with close ties to Hungary’s hard-right government which has…

The National (Scotland)

Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice

Under plans aimed at slashing waiting lists, the NHS App will be overhauled, giving patients more choice under the elective reform plan, which is set to be announced this week.

The Independent UK

Streeting: NHS App upgrade to give patients more choice in bid to cut wait times

The measures form part of the forthcoming elective reform plan.

The Independent UK

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MP calls for urgent health reform as NHS declares critical incident in Cornwall

On Friday NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly integrated care board declared a critical incident because of rising demand on services.

The Independent UK

New year, new Keir? Labour have big plans for 2025 - including taking inspiration from Thatcher

The party’s manifesto promised big policy reforms. Now, with his popularity in freefall, the prime minister must deliver to change the political narrative

The Guardian - UK

All NHS acute hospital trusts in England are missing Labour’s 18-week target

The PM’s ‘milestones’ include 92% of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks – but not one of the 124 trusts is hitting the mark

The Guardian - UK

Critics Slam Rising NHS Manager Salaries Amid Patient Care Concerns and GP Shortages

There is a decade longs tradition in British politics of complaining about too many managers and not enough doctors and nurses in the NHS.

International Business Times UK

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

SPECIAL REPORT: As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact

The Independent UK

What the papers say – January 4

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

NHS hospitals reintroduce face mask requirement as soaring flu cases see critical incidents declared

The number of flu patients in English hospitals has quadrupled in a month, latest NHS figures show

The Independent UK

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Cornwall health services declare critical incident amid ‘significant pressure’

NHS bosses made the decision after ‘sustained’ pressure on Cornwall’s main hospital and emergency department this week.

The Independent UK

GPs to send patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists

Patients with symptoms of cancer, heart failure and bowel conditions will no longer have to wait to see a consultant first under Labour reform

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s team hope policy blitz will prove that Labour can deliver change

Those close to PM worry voters are running out of patience and want reforms to directly help public

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to announce radical NHS changes to cut waiting times

Patients in England to get direct referrals for tests without seeing consultant, but critics say plan is ‘deluded’

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Evening Standard

Flu hospital admissions increase by 12% in Scotland

Scotland’s Health Secretary said the NHS continues to face ‘significant’ pressures this winter.

The Guardian - UK

Hospital admissions for flu quadruple in England as NHS bosses warn of ‘huge’ strain

Cold snap expected to add to pressure as NHS England figures show 5,074 flu patients in hospital by 29 December

The Independent UK

The best ways to boost your immune system as cold temperatures hit

You can strengthen your immune system by eating nutritious foods, exercising and getting enough sleep.

Evening Standard

Number of patients in hospital with flu ‘rising at a very concerning rate’

Compared to last winter, the average number of flu patients in hospital in England is up sharply

The Independent UK

NHS engulfed as number of people in hospital with flu quadruples in a month

The number of people sick with flu in English hospitals is also up year-on-year

The Guardian - UK

As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids’ mental health – and it’s terrifying

The online world is forcing children to grow up before they are ready, and parents need government’s help to combat its harms, says NHS consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Emily Sehmer

The Guardian - UK

From sleep apps to chatbots: how a new generation of health tech is widening access to treatment

The latest digital therapies, prescribed and monitored by clinicians, could make treatment more convenient for patients across the UK

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