Research by the Liberal Democrats has shown that more than 2,000 NHS hospital buildings in England were built before the service was founded in 1948.
The Liberal Democrats highlighted two areas in which the party said the NHS needs urgent improvements.
This briefing pulls out key points from all documents within the 2024/25 operational planning and contracting guidance pack.
With just two months of the financial year to go, NHS systems were on course for a £1.1bn overspend for 2023/24, NHS England revealed last week.
NHS England has released guidance to support integrated care boards to develop a ‘clear and well planned’ 10-year strategy for infrastructure.
A capital incentive scheme that aims to boost A&E performance has been labelled as divisive by healthcare leaders.
NHS England has set out the details of an expansion of the urgent and emergency care capital incentive scheme that enables trusts to gain additional capital for 2024/25.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring Budget held two big announcements for the NHS.
Leaders of many the UK’s health think tanks and representative bodies have offered their assessments of this week’s spring Budget.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced £2.45bn of extra funding for the NHS in England in 2024/25 in his spring Budget.