Patients should expect the best possible care from their local health services. That is why the Government has introduced the Care Quality Commission’s demanding inspection system. It is vital that all Trusts, continue to work closely with regulators and take advantage of the support available to urgently put in place the necessary improvements.
The NHS is something to be valued and protected. Ministers have been able to protect the NHS by increasing spending by £7 billion in real terms over the last five years because of the Government’s long-term economic plan. You can only have a strong NHS if you have a healthy economy.
The Prime Minister has made a commitment to increase spending on the NHS in this Parliament, by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years. This will enable the NHS to implement its own plan to further improve health care in the Five Year Forward View.
By Patrick McLoughlin on October 15, 2015