Tories pledge to slash number of NHS managers to fund health spending

The Conservative Party has said that it will slash the amount of money currently spent on NHS management to fund a package of health pledges in its 2024 general election manifesto.The manifesto,1 published on 11 June, commits to providing £6.6bn for the NHS alongside £7.5bn for adult social care for the next three years.The party said that its health policies would be funded by cutting £550m by employing 5500 fewer managers, while saving £640m from management consultancy spending within government.Key commitments include previously announced pledges to build capacity in the community, including building 100 new general practices in England and modernising 150 more, at a cost of £180m by 2029-30. A further £580m is pledged to build 50 new community diagnostic centres, and £250m has been allocated to expand the NHS’s existing Pharmacy First scheme so that pharmacies can offer services such as contraceptive advice and menopause support, as well…
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