On 5 July 2018 the UK celebrated a platinum anniversary. The NHS is now 70 years old. While July gave us the chance to celebrate 70 years of an innumerable number of lives helped and saved, this year also gives us the opportunity to look ahead and plan for the next 70 years. The health services future is undoubtedly a priority for the Government. Earlier this year, the Prime Minister committed an extra £20bn a year to NHS England's budget. Whatever your view of whether this is the right level of investment, it is clearly a real statement of intent, which acknowledges the scale of the health services challenges and that investment today is vital.
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