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Seven illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers - see full list

A "radical" overhaul of GP services means pharmacists have new powers to prescribe drugs for seven common conditions, as women will also be able to get oral contraceptive pills over the counter

Daily Mirror

Booking GP appointments to be made easier with upgrade of phones – Barclay

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he wants to end the ‘8am scramble’ of patients phoning surgeries in the hunt for a slot.

The Independent UK

Politicians and public demand explanation from Met Police over Coronation arrests

The Mirror heard a senior police chief tell officers to arrest anyone with a megaphone on Saturday morning, with concerns the UK has lost its right to a peaceful protest

Daily Mirror

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Desperate Tories blame Vladimir Putin for Rishi Sunak's local elections walloping

Cabinet minister Lucy Frazer claimed the PM is "starting to gain the trust of the British public" despite losing more than 1,000 council seats across England in Thursday's local elections

Daily Mirror

Labour ‘confident but not complacent’ about a general election win as Brexit backers return to the party

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says Labour is ‘not even entertaining’ the prospect of a coalition with the Liberal Democrats

The Independent UK

Labour shadow minister refuses to apologise for Starmer’s tuition fee U-turn

Wes Streeting has said he would not apologise for Labour moving away from a commitment to ditch university tuition fees.

The National (Scotland)

LibDems rule out coalition with Tories after General Election - but not Labour

Earlier this week, the Tories lost over 1000 councillors and seven councils during England’s local elections, and Labour gained 536 councillors.

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Labour ‘not even entertaining’ prospect of coalition with Lib Dems

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: ‘We’re just not in that ballpark of talking about coalition governments.’

The Independent UK

Labour would put prevention at the heart of its revival of the NHS

Letters: The shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, responds to an article about Labour’s plans for NHS reform, while Dr Charlotte Bryson and Richard Rosser write about health inequality – and privatisation

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Wes Streeting is half right about how to fix the NHS

Yes, reform is necessary. But without increases in spending as well, Britain will continue to be the sick man of Europe, says epidemiologist Michael Marmot

The Guardian - UK

BBC risks new bias row after Radio Four open mic catches presenter praising Wes Streeting

Comment about Labour’s shadow health secretary picked up during early morning live broadcast

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting says NHS must be reformed rather than 'pouring more money into hospitals'

In a stark statement, the Labour frontbencher said the health service is 'still salvageable' as he vowed his party could 'turn the situation around' in its first term if it was in government

Daily Mirror

It will take a decade to get the NHS back to where it was, Labour says

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said Labour would want to show ‘real progress’ within the first term of government.

The Independent UK

Labour will deliver the speed of care patients want, Wes Streeting says

The shadow health secretary said people often felt there were barriers to accessing care.

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GMB fans urge Adil Ray and Kate Garraway 'stop interrupting' as Labour MP interview slammed

Kate Garraway and Adil Ray spoke to shadow health secretary Wes Streeting on Good Morning Britain but viewers criticised the interview

The Independent UK

Millions waiting more than a fortnight for GP appointments each month – Labour

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting will repeat a party promise to train 7,500 more doctors and 10,000 more nurses a year.

The Independent UK

Cancer patients waiting more than 670 days for diagnosis and year to start treatment

Last year 500,000 suspected cancer patients waited longer than recommended two weeks to see specialist after GP referral, new figures show

The Guardian - UK

Labour is on the warpath at last. But why is it targeting benefit claimants and disabled people?

By reviving scrounger myths and rubbishing free social care, Starmer’s begun a race to the bottom – one the Tories will win, says Guardian columnist France Ryan

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says NHS is ‘broken’ and in jeopardy under Tories

Research by Labour shows 4.5 million in England went to A&E last year due to lack of GP appointments

The Independent UK

Medical dummy told me he is voting Labour, Keir Starmer jokes

The Labour leader talked to students and staff in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York.

Liverpool Echo

Patient waited more than 65 hours for ambulance as new figures lift lid on NHS crisis

The patient was category 3 which means the call as urgent but not immediately life-threatening

Daily Mirror

Patients facing TWO day waits for ambulances as paramedics stuck outside hospitals

A patient waited more than 65 hours for an ambulance after making a category 3 call as data from across England shows people enduring long waits to be taken to hospital

The Independent UK

Some patients forced to wait more than two days for ambulances, new data shows

Some 36,000 category 2 patients overall waited more than three-and-a-half hours in December for ambulances

The Independent UK

‘Some patients left waiting more than two days for an ambulance’

Some 36,000 category 2 patients overall waited more than three-and-a-half hours in December for ambulances.

Daily Mirror

Women in late labour could be waiting up to two-and-a-half DAYS for ambulance

Figures obtained by Labour revealed it took 65 hours for paramedics to get to one person in the North West in December - 32 times the two-hour target for a category 3 call

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