Chancellor unveils plans for NHS cost savings

Primary care trusts will be asked to contribute to an extra £5bn of annual public sector efficiency savings by 2010-11, today's pre-Budget report saysThe report also says an extra £100m in capital funds will be spent upgrading up to 600 GP practices into 'training practices' as part of chancellor Alistair Darling's £3bn attempt to stimulate the economy by bringing forward planned investment from 2010-11 into the next two years.

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