Forty thousand more appointments per week and ‘surgical hubs’, but will this fix the NHS?
- Written by Peter Sivey, Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ debut budget pledged increases of £22.6 billion in day-to-day spending for the NHS and £3.1 billion in capital spending over the next two years. The increase in day-to-day spending is intended to fulfil Labour’s campaign promise of “40,000 more appointments per week” from their election...
