Friday, 7 December 2018

Ministers and NHS England chief at loggerheads over targets

Ministers and NHS England chief at loggerheads over targets Exclusive: Simon Stevens is pushing back against demands for specific improvements linked to £20.5bn cash boost

The head of the NHS and the government are at loggerheads over how much the health service can be improved for the £20.5bn extra Theresa May has pledged to give it, the Guardian can reveal.

Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, has been having major disagreements behind the scenes in recent weeks with Downing Street, the Treasury and Department of Health and Social Care about how much the forthcoming NHS long-term plan can promise to boost care. The Guardian

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