Wes Streeting's two-word response to fining patients missing NHS appointments
NHS figures show around eight million hospital appointments are missed annually at a cost of more than £1billion.
Ambulances accused of dumping patients at A&E without proper handovers
Paramedics not providing key clinical information as ‘drop and go’ approach prioritises speed over patient safety, says top ...
Wes Streeting warned inflation-busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough
Pharmacies are demanding an extra £1.3bn a year in support to stop many of them closing down. The National Pharmacy ...
NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting
The NHS will not be fixed in a single Budget, the Health Secretary warned as he suggested hospitals will have to “play ball” on reform to benefit from extra funding. Wes Streeting confirmed on Sunday ...
Patients could be FINED for missing NHS appointments in an attempt to stop no shows, Wes Streeting says
The Health Secretary said he would be more 'open-minded' to introducing fines if NHS reforms did not cut down the number of ...
If not on ‘working people’, where will the tax burden fall in Rachel Reeves’s Budget?
With Labour’s first Budget set to be unveiled in 10 days’ time, we can already see the direction of travel, writes David Maddox ...
Politics latest: Budget a 'make or break moment' - as National Insurance hike 'could put care homes in state of collapse'
The health secretary warns of "difficult and big choices" coming in the budget as he answers questions on Sky's Sunday ...
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Wes Streeting, says 'pouring' money into hospitals isn't going to fix the NHS crisis
Wes Streeting, says 'pouring' money into hospitals isn't going to fix the NHS crisis. Streeting emphasised the need for "investment plus reform" to deliver results, citing the previous Labour ...
Patients could be fined for missing NHS appointments in future, Wes Streeting hints
Wes Streeting said he had no plans to introduce penalties for missed appointments at present but he could be 'open-minded' to ...
Sir Chris Hoy ‘feeling strong and positive’ in first TV appearance since terminal cancer revelation
Olympic cycling champion has been living with diagnosis for a year and has been told he has between two and four years to ...
Families whose loved ones were 'killed by NHS delays' demand Labour properly funds the health service
Bereaved relatives have delivered a petition to 10 Downing Street calling on the Government to rescue the NHS by returning to New Labour levels of funding rises ...