The Budget took place on Monday to avoid the horror and fright headlines that it might have attracted if it had taken place on its traditional Wednesday, which was Halloween. Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed the NHS “birthday present” announced by prime minister Theresa May in July, by saying the NHS in England would receive an additional £20 billion a year by 2023, and there would be proportionate increases for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He also announced that the £2 billion that will go on mental health will be spent on crisis services. In other news, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock announced a new strategy to try and tackle violence against NHS staff, a genomic testing hub was announced, a Lincolnshire trust went live with Servelec RiO, and an international hospital in Thailand went live with InterSystems TrakCare.
Healthcare Roundup 2 November 2018
