The Times leads with a report on the state of the NHS in England, citing the “toxic” behavior of doctors as a danger to patients. The report, authored by Rob Behrens, calls for a redesign of medical training to encourage empathy among new medics. Behrens also warns against a “Balkanization” of health workers, citing rivalries between doctors, nurses, midwives, and obstetricians as harmful to patient care.
The Daily Mail highlights a positive development for the NHS, reporting that a “landmark” prostate cancer screening will see 300,000 men invited for MRI scans and other screening to detect the cancer. The paper praises the move as a “major victory” for a campaign it has been supporting.
The i weekend highlights Labour’s plans for the NHS if it were to win power next year. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the paper he wants the NHS to work with entrepreneurs and tech firms to develop “cutting-edge treatments and technology” more quickly. The headline reads, “Labour to team up with private sector to boost NHS tech.”
The Daily Telegraph features interviews with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who believes the time is now right to “plot a path to lower taxes,” and Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, who has backed Suella Braverman’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. The paper calls this an “exclusive double.”
The Guardian reports on Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s plans to “unlock billions of dollars for foreign aid” over the next decade. The paper says that Cameron spent his first night in his new job reading a White Paper reflecting the international development part of his brief.
Other stories in the papers include the Sun’s report on Everton receiving a 10-point deduction for breaching financial regulations and the Daily Star’s headline proclaiming that “giant-headed DNA boffins” could bring woolly mammoths back to life using cloning techniques. The Financial Times covers Saudi Arabia’s decision to prolong its current cut of oil production into next year in response to the recent drop in oil prices and Israeli attacks in Gaza
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