Wes Streeting to unveil extra investment for English hospitals that cut waiting times fastest

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hospitals in England that show the fastest improvements in waiting times for care will receive extra investment for buildings and equipment, incentivizing achievement of the 18-week referral to treatment standard. This move by health secretary Wes Streeting aims to address longstanding challenges in the NHS, such as a capital shortfall of approximately £37bn and the need to clear a backlog of 7.54mn procedures and appointments.

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