Health ministers refuse to commit to £8bn funding sought in NHS report

Health ministers refuse to commit to £8bn funding sought in NHS report Conservatives Jeremy Hunt and Labours Andy Burnham both claim report supports their policies for future of health service

Health ministers from all three main Westminster parties have refused to commit to an extra £8bn funding sought by the chief executive of NHS England in a report looking at the looming cost pressures facing the NHS in the next five years.

They embraced the reports principles, often arguing it endorsed their existing political positions, but they all shied away from a commitment to the extra cash above inflation over the next parliament. Continue reading... The Guardian

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