NHS: 200,000 'Unnecessary' A&E Trips for Minor Ailments
NHS England reveals over 200,000 people visited A&E for minor issues like itchy skin and ingrown toenails last winter. Health Secretary urges public to use GPs and pharmacies instead.
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Health Secretary urges public to ease pressure on A&E
Health Secretary Wes Streeting urges the public to use NHS services wisely, stressing that A&E is for emergencies only. His plea aims to reduce crippling waiting times and support frontline staff.
Review into rising mental health benefit claims ordered
Health Secretary Wes Streeting orders an expert review into mental health, autism, and ADHD diagnoses as welfare claims surge. Find out what this means for the system.
NHS Fails to Cut Waiting Times as Promised
A damning report reveals NHS England is failing to meet its recovery plan targets, with millions still facing long waits for scans and treatment. Discover the full story.
Streeting clashes with doctor over NHS strike
Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells striking junior doctors to 'own the damage' as a five-day walkout begins, accusing the BMA of acting like a 'cartel' in a tense radio exchange.
NHS Consultants Threaten Strike Over Pay Dispute
Hospital consultants demand a 5.5% pay rise, threatening industrial action by December 31. This could unite them with junior doctors in strikes, risking major NHS winter disruption.
Wes Streeting Denies Plotting Against Keir Starmer
Health Secretary Wes Streeting forced to deny leadership ambitions as No 10 launches preemptive strikes against potential coup plotters. Read the full analysis of Westminster tensions.
NHS waiting list falls but winter pressures mount
NHS waiting lists drop for first time in 15 years, but service faces record winter demand and doctor strikes. Health Secretary declares service 'on road to recovery'.
NHS waiting list falls as Streeting hails progress
England's NHS waiting list sees a slight fall to 7.39 million treatments. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the health service is on the 'road to recovery' despite looming junior doctor strikes.
NHS waiting list falls as Streeting hails recovery
England's NHS waiting list for routine treatment fell in September, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating the service is 'on the road to recovery'. Discover the latest figures and winter pressures.
Streeting: NHS Strikes Cost £240m, BMA 'Cartel-like'
Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns doctors' strikes will cost the NHS £240 million, accusing the BMA of 'cartel-like behaviour'. He urges medics to call off the action.
Wes Streeting cuts 18,000 NHS jobs in major restructure
Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirms 18,000 NHS job cuts to save £1bn annually. The restructure aims to reduce bureaucracy and redirect funds to frontline patient care. Read the full details.
Streeting's last-minute plea to doctors to call off strike
Health Secretary Wes Streeting makes a final appeal to resident doctors to cancel their five-day strike over pay, while the NHS prepares for major service disruptions. Read the latest on this critical standoff.
Junior Doctors Reject Pay Offer, NHS Strikes Escalate
Health Secretary Wes Streeting accuses junior doctors of holding the country to ransom after they reject inflation-busting pay deal, triggering fresh NHS walkouts that threaten to cripple healthcare services.
Streeting Confronts BMA Over NHS Reform Stance
Wes Streeting confronts British Medical Association in explosive clash over NHS reform and waiting lists, vowing to treat doctors as 'partners, not enemies' in Labour's health service overhaul.
Junior Doctors Strike: NHS Walkout After Offer Rejected
Thousands of junior doctors across England will walk out next week after rejecting Health Secretary Wes Streeting's eleventh-hour pay offer, escalating the NHS staffing crisis.
Streeting attacks BMA as obstacle to NHS reform
Wes Streeting confronts British Medical Association in explosive clash over NHS strikes and demands radical service transformation to save Britain's healthcare system.
NHS racism crisis: 1 in 3 staff face patient abuse
Exclusive NHS survey reveals disturbing levels of racism against healthcare staff, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling for urgent action to protect workers.
NHS Staff Face Shocking Racism - Streeting Demands Action
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting reveals alarming racism within NHS as staff report discrimination from patients and colleagues. Exclusive investigation exposes systemic issues affecting healthcare workers.
NHS staff face '70s-style racism epidemic
Health Secretary Wes Streeting reveals shocking levels of racist abuse against NHS workers, comparing current hostility to darkest periods of 1970s and 80s Britain.
Government accused of secret plan to strip NHS powers
Exclusive: Ministers are quietly pushing through legislation that would remove the Health Secretary's direct responsibility for England's NHS, sparking outrage from health unions and opposition parties.
Cambridge Experts: NHS Standards in Dangerous Decline
Leading Cambridge healthcare specialists reveal shocking decline in NHS services as complaint numbers surge. Exclusive analysis shows worrying trends in patient care quality.
NHS lawyers blocking patient safety reforms - Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting reveals NHS lawyers are obstructing crucial patient safety improvements, warning the health service must embrace reform or face continued decline.
NHS Prostate Cancer Revolution Could Save Thousands
The NHS is set to transform prostate cancer diagnosis with advanced MRI scans and targeted screening for high-risk groups, potentially preventing thousands of premature deaths annually across the UK.
NHS Crisis: Streeting's 18-month cancer diagnosis wait
Wes Streeting discloses harrowing 18-month wait for cancer diagnosis as he pledges radical NHS reforms to tackle deteriorating healthcare services across England.
NHS Crisis: Streeting's Despair as Labour Reforms Falter
Exclusive: Health Secretary Wes Streeting confronts growing crisis as key NHS negotiations stall and internal party divisions threaten flagship healthcare reforms, leaving Labour's health agenda in turmoil.
Labour's Wes Streeting: NHS in critical condition
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers sobering assessment of NHS challenges, warning of tough decisions ahead as Labour prepares for potential government.
Labour's NHS Rescue: Streeting & Powell Lead Overhaul
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Policy Coordinator Lucy Powell spearhead Labour's urgent mission to transform the struggling NHS, focusing on Hartlepool's healthcare challenges as a blueprint for national reform.
Streeting slams Farage over 'racist' immigration comments
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemns Nigel Farage's controversial remarks about British Asians during heated BBC debate, sparking widespread political backlash.
NHS Winter Crisis: 'Twindemic' Threat Looms
NHS leaders warn of perfect storm as COVID-19 and flu cases threaten to overwhelm health service this winter. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting demands urgent government action.
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