The NHS plans to shift care from hospitals to community health centers to improve access and reduce waiting times. Patients in England will have easier access to GPs, scans, and mental health support in facilities that operate longer hours. Experts caution that staff shortages and financial limitations may hinder this overhaul. The new health plan aims to reorganize the NHS to provide integrated care in neighborhoods, focusing on preventive measures and utilizing new technology. A significant funding boost is necessary for the NHS to adapt and remain sustainable in the future.
The NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people's homes and cut waiting times.
Experts, however, said the planned revolution in the way the NHS operates risked being undermined by staff shortages, tight public finances, a lack of premises in which to host one-stop shop-style neighbourhood health services and a public backlash at hospitals being downgraded.
Our 10-year health plan will fundamentally rewire and future-proof our NHS so that it puts care on people's doorsteps, harnesses game-changing tech and prevents illness in the first place.
The NHS must change dramatically to ensure its own future, or risk becoming unsustainable.
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