a The UK 's National Health Service ( NHS ) is set to receive £ billion ( $ 100 ) of investment per year for the next decade once Britain has left the EU , under plans being developed by the government . Prime Minister Theresa May will formally unveil the spending in 2018 as part of a " steady drumbeat " of announcements to mark the NHS 's 70th anniversary . Ministers are said to have agreed " in principle " to the move , aimed at fulfilling a key Vote Leave pledge . However , Chancellor Philip Hammond is reported to have been resistant , due to possible headwinds from Brexit .
The UK 's National Health Service ( NHS ) is set to receive £ billion ( $ 100 ) of investment per year for the next decade once Britain has left the EU , under plans being developed by the government . Prime Minister Theresa May will formally unveil the spending in 2018 as part of a " steady drumbeat " of announcements to mark the NHS 's 70th anniversary . Ministers are said to have agreed " in principle " to the move , aimed at fulfilling a key Vote Leave pledge . However , Chancellor Philip Hammond is reported to have been resistant , due to possible headwinds from Brexit .