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It comes as Sir Stephen Powis was asked about a document prioritising who should receive care in the Covid-19 pandemic.

The survey comes after family doctors voted in August for collective action, which they warned could last for months.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ debut budget pledged increases of £22.6 billion in day-to-day spending for the NHS and £3.1 billion in capital spending over the next two years. The increase in day-to-day spending is intended to fulfil Labour’s campaign promise of “40,000 more appointments per week” from their election manifesto.

NHS data shows one in 10 reception-age pupils now have obesity as experts warn of public health crisis