Govt body's procedures means people with cancer aren't getting drug - AstraZeneca boss

Health Secretary hits back at Farage following NHS criticism

Wes Streeting has hit back at Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader suggested an insurance-based healthcare system. The Reform UK leader has suggested that some British families could be forced to pay health insurance to use the NHS if he was prime minister. Reacting to the comments, Mr Streeting said: "I think Nigel Farage and Reform are a real threat to our NHS. It might be alright for Mr Moneybags but that's not what most people in this country can afford." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Health minister: NHS England staff were set up for failure

A health minister says the system NHS England staff were working in was "set up to fail", after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced he would abolish the body and bring management of the health services back into "democratic control". Karin Smyth adds, "it's double-running, it's bad for the staff, it's bad for taxpayers and worst of all it's bad for the patients". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Jenrick: Abolishing NHS England must come with reforms

Robert Jenrick says "there is an argument for abolishing NHS England", provided it is accompanied by "serious reforms that get waiting lists down". The shadow justice secretary adds, "we haven't yet seen serious reforms from this Labour government". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Chancellor: We need to reform broken welfare system

The chancellor says the current welfare system "is not working for anyone", after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the abolition of NHS England. Rachel Reeves adds, "we need to reform our public services and we need to reform our broken welfare system". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Rantzen's daughter criticises delay of Assisted Dying Bill

The introduction of assisted dying in England and Wales could be pushed back until at least 2029 - a delay supporters of the Bill have branded "unreasonable". Rebecca Wilcox, the daughter of Esther Rantzen, described the delay as "disappointing". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Family mourn death of sister who used Swiss clinic

ITV News’ Paul Brand reports on how a Swiss assisted dying clinic helped a British woman die without her family knowing. Anne travelled from Wales to the Pegasos clinic near Basel to end her life in secret. She had no known terminal illness, and her family thought she was going on holiday. However, it appears Anne couldn't cope with the death of her son. The first her siblings knew was when they received goodbye letters written by her. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn