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The bulk of the government’s latest funding announcement is likely to be diverted into the private sector and used in the drive to further fragment the NHS, while prefabricated ‘surgical hubs’ are opened to replace proper local hospitals, warns HELEN O’CONNOR

RISHNI SUNAK’S announcement that £6 billion will be spent on the NHS and Sajid Javid’s promise of a further £8bn in revenue funding might be music to the ears of those suffering pain and distress while waiting for treatment. 

However the signs are that the bulk of this funding will be diverted into the private sector and used in the drive to further fragment the NHS.

Many patients are likely to find that they will still have to wait and increasing numbers will be forced to find methods to pay for private treatment. 

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