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Editorial: The chancellor has given the health service a boost. But huge challenges remain

NHS leaders welcome injection of cash but funding must be matched by delivery

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting have recently discussed plans to trial weight-loss injections for around 250,000 people with obesity who are unemployed in a bid to get them back into work, ease pressure on the NHS and boost the economy.

Wes Streeting told independent schools worried if children will be able to access them after VAT hikes in fees to “cut cloth your cloth in the way state schools have had to do.”

The Health Secretary said he is worried that people could feel they have a ‘duty to die’ to relieve the burden on their loved ones.

Independent schools should be able to mitigate against pupils with special educational needs are priced out, Wes Streeting has said.

The Chancellor is expected to pump billions of pounds into the health service.

Health secretary says NHS cannot be turned around ‘overnight’ but vows to get service ‘back on its feet’ over course of parliament

The Health Secretary said waiting lists would be millions lower by the next general election expected in 2029