What the Budget means for the NHS after decade-long funding squeeze

Mihaela Măncilă

When the Chancellor announced an extra £22.6 billion for the NHS there will have been many celebrating what looks like an end to one of the darkest periods in its history. Rachel Reeves unveiled the two-year boost for running the NHS in England in her Budget this week and it is the largest real-term growth in health spending since 2010. However such is the dire state of the NHS it is unlikely to lead to drastic improvements but instead act to stabilise the health service. The Government