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Labour vows to end ‘postcode lottery’ for GP appointments

Patients in some areas struggle to see their preferred doctor face-to-face, the party said.

The Independent UK

NHS consultants ‘fear patients will die’ during junior doctors’ strike, Commons told

NHS consultants fear patients will die during the next junior doctors’ strike, the Commons was told on Thursday.

Evening Standard

‘Nothing off the table’ in ending hotel housing for asylum seekers, says Raab

Deputy prime minister confirms barge accommodation an option, as Jenrick announcement expected

The Guardian - UK

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Ofsted must ‘reflect on culture’ of school inspections, Labour says

The party would keep the checks but reform the way they operate, Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting said.

The Independent UK

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pensions shake-up receives support from MPs

MPs voted 330 to 233, majority 97, in favour of the Budget resolution on the lifetime allowance charge and annual allowance.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak preparing for fresh concessions to end public sector strikes

Negotiations with teachers begin and junior doctors also agree to formal talks following action this week

The Guardian - UK

NHS strikes: Major step as government and unions agree pay offer

Final offer reached after weeks of negotiations and months of strikes

The Independent UK

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Steve Barclay accused of breaking pledge over NHS staff abuse data

Exclusive: Union decries failure to publish statistics as Labour claims ministers ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over attacks

The Guardian - UK

'Cobra-style' response is needed for unprecedented NHS crisis, says Wes Streeting

New figures show one in every three NHS trusts has declared the highest level of emergency since Christmas - with hospitals overcrowded and patient safety potentially compromised

Daily Mirror

NHS nursing pay deal 'in sight' with ministers 'optimistic' as talks begin with unions

NHS strikes could be nearing the end as government hopes discussions will bring about wage agreement to avert more walkouts by nurses, midwives and paramedics

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak resorts to Channel 'gimmick' as he fails to get France to take back arrivals

The Prime Minister will travel to Paris on Friday, but has failed to persuade French President Emmanuel Macron to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson seeking knighthood for father ‘absolutely outrageous’, says Starmer

‘Bestowing honours on his dad – for services to what?’ asks Labour leader

The Independent UK

No reason to believe partygate inquisitor Sue Gray not impartial, says minister

She is expected to submit a formal request on Monday to take on the role of Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of electioneering with small boats plan

Labour leader points to looming May elections as refugee groups condemn PM’s proposal for deporting asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Critically ill patients rushed to hospital by TAXI due to crippling ambulance shortages

One scandal-hit service ferried 27 critical condition patients by cab. Each person was on a category 1 call, meaning they needed life-saving intervention or resuscitation

Chronicle Live

North East MPs grill health minister and call for non-dom status to be scrapped to fund new doctors and nurses

Chi Onwurah and Grahame Morris were among those to criticise the Government's stewardship of the NHS in a House of Commons debate this week.

The Independent UK

Government ‘cannot be bothered to train its own’ doctors and nurses, Labour says

Health minister Helen Whately said ‘giving people from other countries the chance to work in the NHS is the right thing to do’.

Chronicle Live

'The heart ripped out of communities' – Labour shadow health secretary on Gateshead leisure centre closures

Wes Streeting claimed that cash-strapped Labour councils slashing services "get the blame for decisions taken in Westminster by the Conservatives"

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Chronicle Live

Labour vows to slash North East NHS waiting lists – but admits crisis can't be solved overnight

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting was in the North East on Saturday and promised he would cut backlogs that have left 99,000 people on waiting lists at Newcastle’s hospitals alone

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s reforms will save the struggling NHS from its current crisis

Letter: To prevent millions of working-class patients being left behind in a two-tier healthcare system, we need a change from the status quo, says shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of GP surgeries closing earlier as they struggle to afford soaring energy bills

One in 10 GP partners have been forced to reduce time with patients and nearly a quarter have stopped recruiting surgery staff due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay accused of being 'on strike' from addressing NHS crisis

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay for failing to negotiate with health unions and put an end to strikes - as ambulance workers and nurses both walked out today at the same time

Daily Mirror

'The NHS system has turned to mush and desperately needs a reform soon'

Following an experience with his wife in A&E, Sunday People's political editor Nigel Nelson has called for changes to the NHS - because 'a model designed in 1948 doesn’t work for 2023'

Daily Mirror

Wes Streeting plan to use private beds for NHS patients gets backing of Alan Milburn

The shadow Health boss wants to buy excess capacity in the private sector to carry out 233,000 procedures a year to cut NHS waiting lists if Keir Starmer becomes PM

Daily Mirror

£14.9billion wasted on PPE, Covid tests and vaccine that won't be used

Labour’s Wes Streeting said it was 'staggering' the taxpayers’ money had been 'wasted on useless' as he warned the Conservatives can 'never again claim to be the careful stewards of the public finances'

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