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Tories ‘planning to lose’ next election, says top Labour MP

It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said that he will use his party’s conference later this month to set out a “roadmap for Britain”.

The Independent UK

Doctors’ pensions: Labour would abolish cap, says Wes Streeting

Scrapping of ‘crazy’ cap that leads to early retirements would ‘inevitably save lives’, says shadow health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Hospital patient faced nine-month social care wait before discharge, study finds

Labour said it was ‘horrifying’ that patients fit to be sent home were stuck so long in hospital beds.

The Independent UK

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NHS hospital wait times above 18 weeks at a third of departments

New data shows average waits for treatment at some hospitals are above 30 weeks

The Guardian - UK

GPs reject Treasury plan for them to prescribe money off energy bills

It ‘beggars belief’ that ministers think doctors could assess if patients were vulnerable enough to need help, says GP leader

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘has lost the plot’ over plan for GPs to prescribe heating bill discounts

Labour dismisses idea reportedly being discussed by Treasury officials

The Independent UK

'Imaginary hospitals' promised by Boris Johnson unlikely to be finished by election

The new hospitals promised in the Tories’ 2019 manifesto pledge turned out to be mainly refurbishments of existing buildings - while some of them had already been planned

Daily Mirror

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Ministers admit they will break NHS pledge on hospital waiting times

Exclusive: Health department says it will miss July target of treating all patients in England waiting at least two years

The Guardian - UK

Labour slam Tories 'hidden NHS agenda' as Rishi Sunak vows £10 missed appointment fine

Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak pledged a crackdown on 'waste' if he enters No10, with a plan to charge patients £10 for failing to turn up to appointments after a first offence

Daily Mirror

Red on red as Labour big gun attacks Khan over cannabis

Sadiq Khan’s hopes of reforming the law on cannabis have been dealt a blow by a prominent Labour MP.

Evening Standard

While Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss play to the gallery, the NHS is breaking apart

When Maria Caulfield, the junior health minister, replied to an urgent question in the House of Commons by Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, on the ambulance crisis, she said she did not want to play politics with the National Health Service. It is a lovely thought but wholly naïve.…

Evening Standard

UK needs urgent vaccine drive to curb monkeypox, campaigners say

Terrence Higgins Trust says action must be stepped up to prevent disease becoming endemic

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool conference 'will show Labour is ready for government'

Shadow frontbencher says party excited to come to Liverpool in September and prove its governing credentials

Liverpool Echo

NHS will ‘break’ without ‘war footing’ plan to tackle backlog, Rishi Sunak to warn

‘If Rishi Sunak thinks NHS waiting lists are an emergency, why didn’t he do anything about it as chancellor?’ asks Wes Streeting

The Independent UK

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Wes Streeting dismisses caller as they tear into Labour's attitude towards the SNP

LABOUR’S shadow health secretary dismissed concerns from a voter over his party’s attitude towards the SNP as he took calls from LBC listeners.

The Independent UK

Starmer privately asked whether he should resign from Corbyn’s top team, Streeting says

Streeting says he did not ‘judge’ Sir Keir for remaining in shadow cabinet

The Independent UK

Minister: Parents who have miscarriages before 24 weeks can record ‘tragic loss’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay spoke about the need to ‘improve care for women and their partners who experienced the tragedy of pregnancy loss’.

Liverpool Echo

Wes Streeting slams government NHS mess as 34,000 in Merseyside wait for cancer scans

Shadow health secretary visited Merseyside and pledged that a Labour government would fix the crisis in the National Health Service

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer scraps pledge to end NHS private sector outsourcing

Labour leader suggests breaking promise could help him win election

Manchester Evening News

Heatwave putting ambulance service under pressure normally seen in winter, says minister

Health minister Maria Caulfield said the situation was extremely concerning for the months ahead.

The Independent UK

Ambulance service facing sort of pressure normally seen in winter, says minister

Maria Caulfield said the situation was extremely concerning for the months ahead.

Chronicle Live

All ambulance services in England ‘on highest level of alert’ and facing extreme pressure

Services across England are currently on REAP 4 status - the highest level of alert known across the country.

The Independent UK

All ambulance services in England ‘on highest level of alert’

Hot weather, Covid staff absences and problems handing over patients to A&E have led to a crisis for ambulances

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries tells MP to ‘wake up’ after he fell for parody twitter account

Labour MP Wes Streeting appeared to believe a parody account pretending to be the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Secretary.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Dying while you wait for NHS treatment

The effects of the pandemic are still with the NHS. It’s one reason why so many people are dying on the waiting list — which now stands at 6.4 million, the biggest number ever. But what should particularly concern us is that about 323,000 were waiting over a year for…

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