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David Lynch

Chancellor unveils £6bn NHS funding after health-centred spending review

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, following the spending review. The Chancellor has announced how £6 billion of capital investment in the NHS will be spent. (Carl Court) - (PA Wire)

Some £6 billion will be spent on speeding up testing and treatment in the NHS, Rachel Reeves has announced, after she placed the health service at the heart of Government spending plans.

The Chancellor unveiled the investment, which includes new scanners, ambulances and urgent treatment centres aimed at providing an extra four million appointments in England over the next five years, after Wednesday’s spending review.

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