The NHS funding pledged by Jeremy Hunt is hundreds of millions of pounds short of what is required to improve care in the crisis-hit health service, experts have warned.
In his autumn statement, the chancellor promised a further £6.6bn – a figure he said NHS chief Amanda Pritchard had described as “sufficient”. But health leaders warn that the money will allow the NHS only to stave off disaster, and will not be enough to meet new targets set out for the coming years.
