Reeves announces details of NHS funding plan

The Budget’s tax hikes and borrowing increases may not be enough to undo “14 years of damage” to the NHS, Rachel Reeves warned.

The Chancellor is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service, including £1.5 billion for new surgical hubs and scanners and £70 million for radiotherapy machines.

Speaking at St George’s Hospital in south London, she said staff were using equipment purchased under the last Labour government which should have been replaced.

Report by Covellm.

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