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Health secretary slams ‘anti-science’ stances amid meningitis B outbreak in Kent

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting warns of ‘returning to Victorian conditions’ through ‘anti-science’ rhetoric amid meningitis B outbreak

Wes Streeting has cautioned against returning to “Victorian conditions” through “anti-science” stances amid an outbreak of meningitis B in Kent.

The Independent UK

Trump’s counterterrorism chief, whose own wife was killed by ISIS, quits over Iran War saying Tehran posed ‘no imminent threat’

Ex-Green Beret is first Trump administration official to quit over Iran war

The Independent UK

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Meningitis outbreak: Students in university halls in Kent to be offered vaccine

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said most students would not already be vaccinated against meningitis B.

Evening Standard

Meningitis cases rise amid ‘unprecedented outbreak’ as people rush to get vaccinated

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The Independent UK

Starmer Faces Mass Resignations? Leaked WhatsApp Reveals He Knew Epstein Risk But Appointed Mandelson

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under fire for appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US despite knowing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, leading to calls for his resignation

International Business Times UK

Midwifery expert to chair independent inquiry into Leeds maternity failures

The investigation was formally commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting

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Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry

Campaigners say Wes Streeting’s decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trust

The Guardian - UK

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity services investigation

The independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was ordered by Wes Streeting in October.

Evening Standard

Love Island star links fertility issues to pregnancy drug taken by his grandmother

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a pregnancy drug that was given to about 300,000 women, leading to infertility and an increased risk of cancer

The Independent UK

NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Mumsnet survey shows half of female patients feel they have been ignored or dismissed by medics

The Guardian - UK

‘My ADHD was missed until I was almost 40 – women are struggling and underdiagnosed’

Kat Frize said she faced several challenges throughout her life before getting her ‘life-changing’ ADHD diagnosis, with experts warning women and girls remain severely underdiagnosed

The Independent UK

Sarwar ‘is his own man’ after his call for Starmer to quit, says Streeting

The Scottish Labour leader has stuck by his calls for the Prime Minister to step down.

Evening Standard

Thirty-two experts find no evidence ADHD is being overdiagnosed

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Experts rubbish Wes Streeting’s claim ADHD is overdiagnosed in the UK

‘Alarmist’ rhetoric around overdiagnosis of the condition could ‘deny’ people the care they need, a team of experts has warned

The Independent UK

UK’s care sector blasted as ‘utter s****’ by inquiry chief

Baroness Louise Casey blasted the NHS medicines regulator NICE for rejecting a new ‘expensive’ Alzheimer’s drug

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Whitty says ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Kemi Badenoch and JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead

Evening Standard

Sir Chris Whitty warns ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead.

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Mahmood’s immigration plan is Labour’s last chance to stem tide of extremism from left and right

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at how Shabana Mahmood’s intervention on asylum and immigration plays into the debate about the future direction of the Labour Party and why she has emerged as a candidate to replace Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting hits out at Reform UK over Matt Goodwin comments: ‘Return to age-old racism’

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Streeting accuses Reform of ‘return to age-old racism’ after by-election candidate’s comments about being British

Exclusive: Wes Streeting appears to distance himself from claims – made by both Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer – that the Gorton and Denton by-election was fought on ‘sectarian’ lines

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on maternity care failures: NHS England must do better by mothers and babies

Editorial: The themes of an interim report are painfully familiar. Its authors must explain why previous reforms have failed

The Guardian - UK

NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds

Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after ‘negligent’ care

The Guardian - UK

Half of Britons avoid calling GP when they are ill, survey finds

Most believe they will struggle to get an appointment, with over a quarter choosing to manage ailment themselves

Evening Standard

Fiona Phillips’ husband Martin Frizell: Lack of Alzheimer’s funding is ‘ageism’

Former GMTV presenter Phillips announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia.

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