The government has set out plans for what it intends to do with the money allocated to the NHS in the budget.

The is a big focus on technology and improving infrastructure to modernise the NHS and make it fit for the future.

More than £3 billion has been allocated to the NHS to fix broken wards and introduce the right technology to improve patient care.

The money is part of a £22.6 billion increase in day-to-day spending and £3.1 billion capital boost for the Department for Health and Social Care from 2023/24 to 2025/26, which it is hoped will reduce waiting times and rebuild the NHS.

£2 million will be used to boost technology use across the NHS, and harness new technologies to free up staff time.

£1 billion will be spent on the maintenance backlog.

Prime Minister, Rt Hon Keir Starmer, said: "We’re fixing the foundations to deliver change – by fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain, while ensuring working people don’t face higher taxes in their payslips.

"Yesterday’s budget marks a huge step towards that – setting us on the path to make our public services fit for the future."

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, said: "This was a Budget to fix the foundations and deliver change – starting by fixing the NHS.  

"It’s a service that matters to so many of us and this is us delivering on our promise of change."
 

Health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, said: "We’re on a mission to fix our broken NHS by driving fundamental reform, to bring our analogue health service into the digital age. We will put the latest kit in the hands of NHS staff and use modern technology to give patients real control over their own healthcare.

"Through our 10-Year Health Plan we will cut waiting lists, reduce waiting times and get the health service delivering for patients and staff once again."