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Streeting vows to keep disruption to a minimum as doctor strike begins

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaDoctors and BMA members began the strike action on Friday across England, including in Newcastle (pictured)Health Secretary…

1 year ago

Call off doctor strike to continue talks, Streeting tells BMA

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has written to the British Medical Association offering further talks on better working conditions - but…

1 year ago

BMA and Streeting talks ‘constructive’

Resident doctors say they have had "constructive discussions" with the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and talks will continue over the…

1 year ago

Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to "vote no" in a ballot on industrial action which gets…

1 year ago

Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ over maternity funding plan

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentBBCRichard Stanton and Rhiannon Davies campaigned for a review into maternity services after their baby daughter died…

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Wes Streeting admits ‘risk of disruption’ in NHS overhaul

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is a "risk of disruption" in the NHS as he attempts to overhaul…

2 years ago

Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

He said he had also seen ambulance crews taking dying patients into hospital because there was no end-of-life care available…

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NHS managers to be sacked in failing hospitals – Streeting

Meanwhile, senior leaders will be denied pay rises if key improvements are not made.A new pay framework, external for chief…

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Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting

The health secretary has said he is worried that legalising assisted dying could risk ill people feeling "guilt-tripped" into ending…

2 years ago

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vote against legalising assisted dying

Cabinet ministers have been instructed not to campaign in public on either side of the issue, ahead of a vote…

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