Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting

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Wes Streeting says chants of ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury were ‘appalling’

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Wes Streeting says chants of ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury were ‘appalling’

Wes Streeting has said chants of “death” to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at Glastonbury were “appalling” and that the BBC and festival have “questions to answer”. Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, on Saturday led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF”, before a member of Irish rap trio Kneecap suggested fans “start a […]

todayJune 29, 2025

£2.2bn of ‘wasteful’ NHS spending to be diverted to working classes – Streeting

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£2.2bn of ‘wasteful’ NHS spending to be diverted to working classes – Streeting

More than £2 billion saved from 'wasteful' NHS spending is to be diverted to “working class communities that need it most”, the Health Secretary will announce. Wes Streeting will use a speech in Blackpool on Wednesday to set out how poorer communities will benefit from more medicines and equipment – and a bigger share of GP funding – under reforms in the upcoming NHS 10-year plan. The Department of Health […]

todayJune 25, 2025

Government launches national investigation into NHS maternity services

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Government launches national investigation into NHS maternity services

A national investigation into NHS maternity services has been launched by the Government. The new rapid investigation in England is intended to provide truth to families suffering harm, as well as driving urgent improvements to care and safety. It comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting met families who have lost babies and amid the ongoing investigations at some NHS trusts into poor maternity care. Mr Streeting said: “For the past […]

todayJune 23, 2025

Streeting: Assisted dying will take ‘time and money that is in short supply’

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Streeting: Assisted dying will take ‘time and money that is in short supply’

Wes Streeting has warned that legalising assisted dying would take “time and money” away from other parts of the health service. The Health Secretary, who opposed the legislation in the Commons, said better end-of-life care was needed to prevent terminally ill people feeling they had no alternative but to end their own life. Mr Streeting, writing on his Facebook page, said he could not ignore the concerns “about the risks […]

todayJune 22, 2025

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