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Wes Streeting

British politician (born 1983)

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Healthcare (1)
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Healthcare Inequality (1)
Gender Bias (1)
Healthcare policy (1)
Economic reform (1)
Welfare state (1)

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Wes Streeting (3) · healthcare reform (2) · maternity inquiry (1) · Donna Ockenden (1) · midwife (1) · U-turn (1) · healthcare leadership (1) · public inquiry (1) · NHS (1) · medical misogyny (1) · women's health (1) · gender bias (1) · systemic discrimination (1) · NHS targets (1) · employment outcomes (1) · sickness benefits (1) · economic inactivity (1) · long-term illness (1) · welfare spending (1)

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Wesley Paul William Streeting (; born 21 January 1983) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. Brought up in Stepney, Streeting attended Westminster City School.

📰 Related News (3)

🇬🇧 U-turn by Streeting sees senior midwife Ockenden appointed to chair maternity inquiry (2026-03-10)
Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals....
🇬🇧 NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting (2026-03-08)
<p>Exclusive: Mumsnet survey shows half of female patients feel they have been ignored or dismissed by medics</p><p>“Medical misogyny” in the UK is le...
🇺🇸 NHS in England to be set targets on getting people back to work (2026-02-25)
Ministers also planning to link patient data to benefit claims and employment statistics...

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