The Guardian – Labour wants NHS ‘passports’ for all patients despite privacy fears
Wes Streeting will unveil plans for portable medical records giving every NHS patient all their information stored digitally in one place despite fears over breaching privacy and creating a target for hackers, The Guardian reports. Writing for the paper, Streeting seeks to reassure, insisting that all patient data will be “protected and anonymised”.
There’s a large image showing mourners in Gaza as they gather around a row of dead bodies – the latest victims of Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza. The paper notes at least 87 people are dead or missing in the overnight attack which the paper labels a “ferocious renewed assault.”
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 21 October 2024.
Monday’s front pages offer up a real variety of domestic and international topics, with ongoing coverage of Wes Streeting’s NHS plans and the upcoming October Budget finding the most prominent space.
Several publications report on the weekend Israeli attack on Gaza as well as reports of a leaked US document regarding Israel’s planned attack on Iran.
Back on home soil, the front pages cover the news of Sir Chris Hoyle’s terminal cancer diagnosis, tributes paid to former 1D member Liam Payne and coverage of the weekend’s Premier League action.
