Thursday 2 October 2014

David Cameron pledges to protect the English NHS budget in real terms

David Cameron pledges to protect the English NHS budget in real terms Prime minister attempts to remove the public health service from becoming Labours potential election-winning weapon

David Cameron will on Wednesday try to prevent the health service becoming Labours election-winning weapon when he guarantees that a majority Conservative government will protect the English NHS budget in real terms from 2015 to 2020.

It is the first time the prime minister has pledged to ringfence the health service from spending cuts for the next parliament, but his promise will still leave the NHS under massive cost pressures due to soaring demand for NHS services largely caused by an ageing society. Continue reading... The Guardian

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