Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in the 'Budget for Long Term Growth' that the NHS in England will receive a £2.5 billion day-to-day funding boost.

There will also be £3.4 billion in capital investment over the forecast period to help unlock £35 billion in productivity savings over the next Parliament.

This will be done by improving new technology, like making the NHS app a single front door for patients, piloting new AI to halve form-filling times for doctors, rolling out universal electronic patient records, and upgrading over 100 AI-fitted scanners so doctors can read MRI scans more accurately and quickly. 
 

It is part of the Public Sector Productivity Plan to deliver better public services.

As well as this, Hunt has announced a new tax on the liquid in vapes.

It will introduce a levy for products containing more nicotine, and will come into effect in October 2026.