The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is set to receive £4bn ($5.6bn) 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 July as part of a "steady drumbeat" of announcements to mark the NHS's 70th anniversary. But critics say that while the NHS needs investment, it also needs reform and better management. 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 £4bn ($5.6bn) 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 July 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.