The Papers: NHS video appointments and staffing shortage
Newspaper headlines: NHS video appointments and staffing shortage
By BBC NewsStaff
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The i leads with the government's 10-year plan for the NHS, which it published on Monday. Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, has said there are some 100,000 vacancies across the health service - including 40,000 full-time nursing roles. The paper says that according to the plan, the NHS needs to launch a large-scale international recruitment drive.
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The Mirror is also explicit about what it calls the "chronic staff shortages" of the NHS. It says the plan is "doomed to failure" unless more staff are hired. The newspaper quotes NHS Providers as saying: "This cannot be delivered while trusts have 100,000 workforce vacancies".
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The Mail focuses on some of the new technology announced in the long-term NHS plan, saying health chiefs hope to save time and money by carrying out a third of all outpatient consultations by video link. But it adds that some GPs have warned some symptoms can only be spotted in the flesh.
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The Times also leads with the prospect of Skype hospital appointments. 30 million hospital visits a year will be avoided thanks to video and smartphone calls, the paper says. And the paper is one of many papers to carry a photo of actor Kevin Spacey, who appeared in a US court to face a charge of indecent assault and battery following an allegation of groping in 2016. A non-guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
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The Express calls the NHS plan "ambitious" with "sweeping digital reforms" which hope to lead to earlier diagnosis of major health problems. But the paper also mentions the concerns raised over the NHS staffing. The Express is one of many papers which show a photo of Olivia Colman accepting her Golden Globe for best actress in a musical/comedy.
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The Guardian reports that NHS bosses have told Theresa May to drop a Conservative law which forces contracts for care to be tendered. The move - if Mrs May agrees to implement it - could "hugely reduce privatisation of key health services". The paper says the law has led to an increase in the number of NHS contracts awarded to profit-driven firms and is damaging the health service.
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The Telegraph leads on Brexit, reporting that British and EU officials are discussing the possibility of extending Article 50 - and thus the date when the UK leaves. It comes amid concerns by some that a Brexit deal will not be completed by 29 March. The paper says three separate EU sources said UK officials had been "putting out feelers" on extending Article 50. The government says it has no intention of asking for an extension.
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The lead story for the Metro is on Darren Pencille, the man who appeared in court on Monday accused of killing a passenger on a train in Surrey. Lee Pomeroy, 51, died in the attack in front of his teenage son. According to the paper, Mr Pencille spoke in court, saying: "I'm paranoid. I'm hearing voices."
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A photo of lorries taking part in a traffic trial outside Dover as part of plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit makes the front page of the FT. The paper says the lorries face six-day queues to board ferries if new customs checks add just 70 seconds per vehicle. But the top story is on Japanese tech giant SoftBank, which had planned to invest billions of pounds into WeWork - the start-up company which provides shared office space. But SoftBank has now "radically scaled back" its investment plans.
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The Sun's top story is on footballer Wayne Rooney, after it emerged that he had been arrested for "public intoxication" at an airport in Virginia, US, last month. The paper claims that his wife, Coleen, is "furious".
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The Star's top story is on Jeremy Clarkson, who reportedly mistook TV host Paddy McGuinness for a leader of the IRA. Paddy McGuinness is one of the new presenters of car programme Top Gear, which Mr Clarkson used to host. Mr Clarkson told the Star: "It was an honest mistake".