Health secretary says he expects value for money for taxpayers after £25 billion cash injection.
The NHS owes it to taxpayers to improve productivity in return for the extra money it is getting, the health secretary says.
Speaking to the BBC’s World at One programme, Streeting said the extra money was being tied to reform – the chancellor is asking for a 2% increase in efficiency across all government departments. He said the increase in the capital budget, which goes on buildings and equipment, would be “crucial” in improving productivity. A total of £3bn of the extra money has been set aside for this with Streeting particularly keen to see investment in digital technologies.Saffron Cordery, of NHS Providers, which represents NHS managers, said the extra money was “incredibly welcome”.
“Things are really being taken away as they are being put in. The envelope that is left for genuine reform and transformation is smaller than that £25 billion looks.”
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