The NHS Alliance is calling on the NHS to use this year's surplus to ensure extended GP opening hours offer real benefits to patients.
The organisation says a significant proportion of the surplus - estimated to be around£1.8bn - should be used to make essential facilities such as diagnostic services and choose and book available during extended hours.
For more information, visit www.nhsalliance.org
Prevention is still sidelined in UK health policy, despite clear benefits and public support. The 10-Year Health Plan must make it central – with new models, shared investment, and a unit to lead lasting change.
In his review of the state of the NHS, Lord Darzi commented that the health service is in the “foothills of digital transformation” – with an opportunity ahead to unlock productivity and deliver better care with technology.
Multiple myeloma accounts for 15 per cent of all blood cancers and in recent years, its prevalence has risen sharply and is set to continue to increase by 67 per cent over the next 20 years.1,2
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