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Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

Health minister Karin Smyth has said she understands “the real pressures” facing the healthcare sector as a result of the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions and this has been taken into account when allocating funding. Calls have ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:01

NHS chief warns against ‘bargain basement’ butt lifts in run-up to Christmas

England’s top doctor has warned the public about the “potentially deadly” risk of “bargain basement” Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBL) ahead of the Christmas period. The NHS has seen a stream of deals from overseas clinics offering 25% discounts and ...

21 Dec 2024 at 10:44

NHS must ‘plan, prepare and pull together’ through winter pressures – minister

The NHS and Government need to “plan, prepare and pull together” to face off additional pressure on services going into winter, a minister has said. Giving an update to MPs on the health service’s preparedness for winter, health minister ...

18 Dec 2024 at 15:54

Sunak declines to condemn Tory candidate’s four-letter post

Rishi Sunak has declined to condemn a Tory candidate’s apparent suggestion that out-of-work parents who cannot afford to feed their children should “f*** off”, ahead of two potentially damaging by-elections this week. The Prime ...

18 Oct 2023 at 17:42

Ministers urged to go further on access to life-saving drug

Ministers have been urged to go further on improving access to a drug which can reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin. Health minister Karin Smyth said the legislation to expand the access of Naloxone would “save ...

09 Sept 2024 at 22:14

Starmer did not break lockdown rules by meeting voice coach – minister

Sir Keir Starmer was working when he met a voice coach during the winter of 2020 and suggestions that it broke lockdown rules are “mudslinging”, a minister has said. The Prime Minister has denied breaching restrictions ...

04 Feb 2025 at 09:48

Minister: Fake news to suggest women’s health hubs face cuts or closure

A health minister claimed it is “fake news” to suggest women’s health hubs face being closed or cut by the Government. Concerns were raised about why a pledge to establish a hub in each region has not been renewed in ...

30 Jan 2025 at 12:32

Minister hopes gender ruling ‘draws a line’ under issue

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be done on what it ...

17 Apr 2025 at 09:07

British Transport Police confirms search policy change in light of gender ruling

A police force has become one of the first to confirm it has changed its strip search policy in the fallout from the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. British Transport Police (BTP) said a day ...

17 Apr 2025 at 17:02

Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the head of Britain’s equalities watchdog said. Equality and Human Rights ...

17 Apr 2025 at 11:56

Reporting of vaccine side-effects should be mandatory – Tory former minister

The reporting of vaccine side-effects should be made mandatory, a Conservative former minister said, as she criticised a culture of secrecy at the medicines regulator. Esther McVey said there was a ...

16 Jan 2025 at 19:10

Breast cancer screenings uptake ‘shockingly low’, health minister tells MPs

The uptake of breast cancer screenings is “shockingly low”, a health minister has told the Commons, as she urged women to come forward. Karin Smyth also told MPs the use of artificial intelligence ...

25 Mar 2025 at 13:45

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