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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory and Rowena Mason

Wes Streeting pledges billions to GPs in order to ‘fix front door’ of NHS

Amanda Pritchard and Wes Streeting speak to doctors at a GP surgery
Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, and Wes Streeting, the health secretary, visited Abbey Medical Centre in London. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Ministers will divert billions of pounds from hospitals to GPs to “fix the front door to the NHS”, Wes Streeting has promised as he said millions of patients will be able to see the same family doctor at every appointment.

The health secretary made his first major policy announcement as he prepared to begin vital talks with junior doctors on Tuesday, aimed at finally ending the strikes that have crippled the health service since 2022.

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