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NHS access ‘does not come with licence to abuse staff’, says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary pledged to ‘act to keep NHS staff safe at work’ by making the reporting of violent incidents mandatory.

Evening Standard

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for ‘fear and anxiety’ caused by puberty blocker ban

The Health Secretary was met with anti-privatisation and pro-trans protesters at the Unison National Healthcare Service Group Conference in Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Birmingham-style bin strikes could spread to London amid unrest over pay

Unite’s national officer for local government warned of the ‘massive potential’ for the situation to escalate ‘up and down the country’

Evening Standard

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Wednesday briefing: How a refuse collectors’ strike caused mayhem in the Midlands

In today’s newsletter: Four weeks into the dispute, with the council declaring a major incident, the streets are overflowing with rubbish and rats

The Guardian - UK

Talks to resolve Birmingham bin workers strike ‘productive’

Members of Unite in Birmingham are on all out strike in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Evening Standard

Streeting signals support for prostate screening if backed by evidence

The UK’s National Screening Committee is currently assessing whether or not a national screening programme should be rolled out.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying vote delayed by three weeks to give MPs time to consider changes

Kim Leadbeater says she is ‘absolutely confident’ postponement will not delay legislation reaching royal assent

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NHS medicines could be at risk due to Trump tariffs and global trade friction, ministers warned

Ministers must treat medicines supplies as a ‘defence’ issue as it faces ‘hostile activity’ over the brewing trade war

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on staffing the NHS: Wes Streeting needs a plan for its people

Editorial: A reorganisation of the NHS’s headquarters is under way. Now frontline staff need the health secretary’s attention

The Guardian - UK

Commons return of proposed assisted dying law delayed until May

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

Evening Standard

NHS England job cuts down to ‘failure of the system’, Streeting says

The Health Secretary also said reports suggesting the cuts could cost up to £1 billion is not an ‘unreasonable ballpark figure’.

Evening Standard

Warning that Trump’s tariffs could hit UK medicine supply

Trump tariffs could disrupt UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

The Independent UK

NHS Sends Health Workers Door to Door – And It’s Actually Working

In a quiet but bold move, the NHS is rolling out a new kind of health worker to knock on doors across some of England’s most deprived areas.

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Health Secretary still plans to oppose assisted dying Bill

The Bill returns to the House of Commons this month for further debate.

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Streeting says ‘Hillsborough Law’ taking longer than hoped as anniversary nears

Campaigners want a legal duty of candour on public authorities and officials to tell the truth and proactively co-operate with official probes.

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US tariffs could pose challenges to supply of medicines – Streeting

The Health Secretary also said the NHS ‘is not for sale and our patients’ data is not for sale’ as part of any deal with the US.

Evening Standard

Streeting worried about rats ‘crawling around’ in Birmingham amid bin strike

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month over pay and jobs which has led to tonnes of black bin bags not being collected.

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Womb transplant baby a ‘medical breakthrough’, says Streeting

The procedure could ‘possibly’ be available on the NHS in the future, the Health Secretary also said.

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UK politics: ‘All options on table’ for Scunthorpe steelworks, says Starmer, amid calls for nationalisation – as it happened

PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that ‘we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe’

Evening Standard

Starmer to face MPs as markets calm following Trump tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer will face the Commons Liaison Committee on Tuesday afternoon.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s tariffs could hit UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

Health secretary says chaos caused by fears of a global trade war will be ‘another layer of challenge’

Evening Standard

Resolving 8am GP scramble ‘will take time’ – Streeting

Ministers announced on Tuesday that an extra 1,503 GPs have been recruited since October last year.

The Independent UK

Trump tariffs could disrupt UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

Government looking to mitigate impacts of ‘extremely volatile and turbulent backdrop’, health secretary says

The Guardian - UK

Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders

Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs

The Guardian - UK

Health workers sent door to door in deprived areas to detect illnesses

Community-based approach in England has had good results so far in cutting urgent demand for GPs and A&E

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