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Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – as it happened

Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ right

The Guardian - UK

I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff

England’s health service is in crisis and government can’t tackle that alone, says Wes Streeting, secretary of state for health and social care

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting unveils plans for ‘patient passports’ to hold all medical records

Health secretary launches consultation on government’s move to transform NHS in England from ‘analogue to digital’

The Guardian - UK

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Wes Streeting warned inflation-busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough

Health experts urge the government to find more money to tackle waiting lists and improve NHS care

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting says weight-loss jabs for unemployed not 'dystopian'

THE UK’s Health Secretary has denied his plans to give weight-loss jabs to unemployed people would result in a “dystopian future”.

The National (Scotland)

Streeting hints at Budget of major tax rises after bagging billions for NHS from Reeves

Health secretary confirms his departmental budget has been agreed and hints at major tax rises on the way

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss jabs for unemployed

UK health secretary says people will not be ‘involuntarily jabbed’ but that medications could be ‘gamechanging’

The Guardian - UK

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Vanessa Feltz says ‘I would not have had the surgery’ if she’d known about Ozempic

‘We don’t know what the long-term effects are but who cares? At least you’re thin,’ said the TV and radio host

The Independent UK

Experts weigh in on Labour plan to offer weight loss jabs to unemployed

LABOUR plans to give obese and unemployed people weight-loss jabs as part of a drive to get them back into work and reduce pressure on the NHS…

The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting’s NHS revolution laid out in 10-year plan with smartwatches to monitor diabetes

Community-led treatment will be part of health secretary’s initiative

The Independent UK

If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS?

A government with access to personal information could deliver welfare and services much more easily – and could also be a bulwark against the tech giants’ business practices

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

Exclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK

The Guardian - UK

Ethical alarms should be ringing over weight-loss jabs for the jobless

Letter: Dr Guy Standing is worried about the implications of Wes Streeting’s suggestion that weight-loss drugs could be given to people who are unemployed and deemed to be obese

The Guardian - UK

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse, was convicted after two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Sentenced to life imprisonment following a case which many believe was built on circumstantial evidence, Letby has consistently maintained her innocence.

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Fortune

Unemployed Brits will receive free Ozempic-style weight-loss shots to help them get jobs

Britain has apparently found a solution to the global unemployment crisis: Weight loss shots.

Evening Standard

Defib the London ambulance cat SAVED from eviction after huge public outcry

More than 62,000 people signed the petition against Defib being evicted from Walthamstow ambulance station

The Independent UK

Rescue cat, named Defib, faces ‘cruel’ eviction from London ambulance station after 16 years

London Ambulance Service say some staff are unable to use Walthamstow Ambulance Station because of ‘severe allergies’ while the cat lives there

The National (Scotland)

Pro-EU group say Labour giving 'no credible answer' on rejoining single market

A PRO-EU group in Scotland has said the Labour Party have given “no credible answer” as to why it is against rejoining the single market.

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The Times of India

UK's weight loss jab Mounjaro might help people get back to work: All about it

The UK government has announced a novel initiative trial to offer weight loss medication Mounjaro to people with obesity who are unemployed, to improve their health and help them re-enter the workforce, said British Health Minister Wes Streeting said on Tuesday. The trial is part of a broader NHS strategy…

Evening Standard

Protest as Defib the cat faces eviction from London ambulance station after 16 years

Thousands of people have signed a petition against feline being moved out of his Walthamstow NHS base

The Guardian - UK

Weight-loss drugs not the ‘holy grail’ for obesity crisis, says NHS England director

‘We cannot treat our way out of this’, says Stephen Powis, as doctors warn demand could overwhelm health service

The Guardian - UK

Employers should be fined for unhealthy workplaces, says thinktank

Institute for Public Policy Research says firms that fail to offer options such as subsidised nutritious food should face censure

The Independent UK

Doctors’ warning over weight-loss jabs on NHS

Health secretary Wes Streeting has said weight-loss jabs like Wegovy could be given to those who are unemployed

The Guardian - UK

Alan Milburn to be given lead role in Labour’s health ministry

Move reignites row over Labour figures with private interests having access to government

The National (Scotland)

Unemployed to be given weight-loss jags as part of UK plan to 'get them back to work'

THE Health Secretary has said unemployed people will be given weight-loss injections as part of a UK Government drive to “get them back to…

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