Sunday, March 29, 2015

Jeremy Hunt pledges extra £8bn for NHS if Conservatives win election

Health secretary promises to fund NHS England boss’s five-year plan, which foresees total funding of £30bn, with £22bn to be found via efficiency savings

The Conservative party will spend an extra £8bn on the NHS if it wins the general election to fund a five-year plan drawn up by its chief executive, Jeremy Hunt has promised.

The health secretary said the government would fully fund the plan drawn up by Simon Stevens, the boss of NHS England, which would see £2 bn pumped into the health service every year until 2019/20.

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