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Starmer declines to say which way he will vote on assisted dying

The Government is neutral on the issue and MPs will have a free vote when the Bill is debated next week.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt: NHS ‘most micro-managed healthcare system in world’

The longest-serving health secretary in British history made his first contribution since returning to the backbenches during Health Questions.

Evening Standard

Nearly one in four Brits would take weight-loss jabs for free on NHS, poll finds

The Ipsos survey of 1,078 adults found 24% of people would use weight-loss jabs if they were provided for free by the health service.

The Independent UK

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A price worth paying for a dignified death

Letters: Anne Heaton, Elsbeth Christie and Emma Tait react to the health secretary’s warning that legalising assisted dying would divert funds from the NHS

The Guardian - UK

How are cabinet ministers likely to vote on assisted dying?

Cabinet ministers have been asked to stay neutral before the free vote but this is what we know about their positions

The Guardian - UK

PM reiterates no pressure on assisted dying vote after Streeting criticised

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying proposals.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: More Cabinet members reveal how they will vote

Bridget Phillipson and Louise Haigh are the latest in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team to indicate how they will vote next week.

Evening Standard

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Phillipson likely to vote against assisted dying bill as Starmer warns ministers

PM confirms he will vote on bill but stresses importance of government neutrality before free vote

The Guardian - UK

Starmer: Funding arrangements to be set by the end of the year

The Prime Minister said that tough decisions were taken in the Budget ‘in order to stabilise the economy’.

Evening Standard

‘Mistrust’ of pharma firms blocking benefits of industry collaboration – report

Partnerships between the NHS and life sciences companies could improve patient care, the King’s Fund said.

Evening Standard

Mistrust of pharma companies blocking NHS collaboration, report claims

Partnerships could improve patient care, the King’s Fund said

The Independent UK

Hospital league tables risk sapping NHS morale

Letters: Pury Sharifi says tick boxes cannot measure continuity and compassion, while Alison Vaspe says naming and shaming is not the answer. Plus a letter from Sue Stephenson

The Guardian - UK

Talks are a good place to start task of improving the UK’s social care

Productivity and quality in a sector that is its workforce will require even more money after national insurance rises

The Guardian - UK

Cancel study into the cost to NHS of assisted dying, Harman tells Streeting

Health secretary risks tainting the debate by turning it into an issue of pounds and pence, Labour grandee says

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Streeting’s reforms could save the NHS from the private sector. He must not fail

Fears over the health secretary’s plan are understandable. But patients and doctors alike are now fleeing the service for other providers

The Independent UK

Streeting vows to protect Britons getting cheap Brazilian butt lifts and tummy tucks abroad

Health secretary wants to improve safety for those going to Turkey and elsewhere for cosmetic procedures after several deaths linked to treatments

The Guardian - UK

Streeting warns Britons against having cheap cosmetic surgery abroad

Wes Streeting speaks out after deaths in Turkey among women travelling for procedures such as butt lifts

The Independent UK

Streeting will ‘improve safety’ for Britons going abroad for cosmetic surgery

The Health Secretary said he wanted to ‘send a strong message to the British public to manage the risks, to do their homework’.

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The Independent UK

Assisted dying Bill lacks safeguards and could lead to secret hearings, warns retired High Court judge

There should be no room for secrecy or concealment in assisted dying applications, Sir James Munby warned

Evening Standard

Health Secretary accused of crossing a line on airing assisted dying views

A Labour peer said Wes Streeting’s comments are a breach of Government neutrality on the divisive issue.

Al Jazeera

Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem?

US pharmaceuticals group Eli Lilly is to conduct trials of its weight-loss drugs in the UK.

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying

The Health Secretary has said he is against a change in the law to allow terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their lives

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister Liz Kendall says she will vote for assisted dying

Work and pensions secretary confirms stance, as Wes Streeting faces criticism for saying law could bring NHS cuts

The Independent UK

Hodge: It is a bit daft of Streeting to suggest assisted dying will cost NHS

The Health Secretary said he had asked his department to analyse the costs of implementing any change in the law on assisted dying.

Evening Standard

Streeting: Women treated like ‘alien species’ due to health inequalities

The Health Secretary also pointed to inequalities in prostate cancer diagnoses, with black men two and a half times more likely to die than white men.

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