Millions of people are set to receive health-monitoring smartwatches as part of Labour's 10-year plan to save the NHS.

The Health Secretary is set to invite patients and NHS staff to take part in a "national conversation" to shape the Government's 10-year plan for the service next week, a central plank of Labour's health policy.

The government is looking into whether weight-loss drugs can help get more people back to work.

Wes Streeting will promise to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service”

Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her budget at the end of the month

The poll will come as a boost to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves who is considering tweaking rules to allow her to invest billions more in vital infrastructure projects

Wes Streeting said he had no plans to introduce penalties for missed appointments at present but he could be 'open-minded' to it if his plans to reform the NHS don't fix the issue

The Health Secretary said he would be more 'open-minded' to introducing fines if NHS reforms did not cut down the number of no-shows, which currently total around eight million every year.

The Health Secretary's plan was met with scepticism, with the Liberal Democrats warning that the consultation could become a 'talking shop' and the Tories saying it was wasting time.

NHS patients will be able to get their health records made available to any doctor as part of a 'health passport', reports claim as Labour launches a consultation on how to fix healthcare in Britain.

Billed as "the biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since its birth", members of the public will be able to share their views online via change.NHS.uk until the start of next year