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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Labour plans to allow travel between England and Wales for NHS treatment

Jo Stevens walks along Downing Street carrying a red file
Jo Stevens, the Welsh secretary, described the plans as ‘practical, commonsense steps’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

NHS patients in Wales will be allowed to travel to England for outpatient or elective treatment under plans to be announced by the Welsh secretary on Monday.

Jo Stevens will tell the Labour conference in Liverpool that the move will help reduce waiting lists on both sides of the border. But with NHS struggling in Wales even more than in England, experts say any movement is more likely to be from out of Wales, potentially placing further pressure on stretched NHS trusts in England.

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