Budget will end NHS ‘neglect’ but improvement will take time, ministers warn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have said this Government will be known as the one that got the NHS back on its feet (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

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.