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'I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson,' says Streeting

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he was ‘never a close friend of Peter Mandelson’.

CANCER

Coalition calls for whole pathway cancer care

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

A coalition of clinicians, patients, charities, employers, insurers and health technology leaders has called for a whole pathway approach to cancer care.

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Ambulance handover times improve despite busy January

By Lee Peart 05 February 2026

Ambulance handover times were two minutes faster last month despite it being the busiest January since before Covid.

CANCER

Patients to get individual support plan under National Cancer Plan

By Lee Peart 05 February 2026

Patients will be given a Personalised Cancer Plan as part of the National Cancer Plan announced by the Government yesterday.

DHSC

Minister confirms £1bn cost of US pharma deal will be met by DHSC

By Lee Peart 04 February 2026

Science minister Lord Vallance has confirmed the £1bn cost of a US pharma deal will be funded by the DHSC.

CANCER

Three in four cancer patients will survive long term by 2035, says Government

By Lee Peart 04 February 2026

Three in four patients will be cancer free or living well after five years by 2035 under the Government’s National Cancer Plan.

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National Cancer Plan to cover travel costs of child patients

By Lee Peart 03 February 2026

The National Cancer Plan will include £10m to cover the travel costs of children with cancer.

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Government denies massaging NHS waiting lists

By Lee Peart 02 February 2026

The Government has rejected an accusation it massaged waiting lists through NHS payments.

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Government unveils fund to tackle cancer screening inequalities

By Liz Wells 30 January 2026

The Government has launched a new three-year Neighbourhood Early Diagnosis Fund, part of a £200m investment in local cancer care, aimed at reducing screening inequalities and catching more cancers ...

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Clinical negligence a 'swelling accounting of profound suffering', MPs say

By Lee Peart 30 January 2026

MPs have accused the DHSC have failing to take any meaningful action as the Government’s clinical negligence liability has quadrupled over 20 years to £60bn in 2024-25.