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NHS frontline to get £2 billion extra per year

The Chancellor has announced an extra £2 billion in funding for frontline services in the NHS. The investment follows the five-year plan drawn up by the NHS England chief Simon Stevens which warned of an £8 billion funding shortfall.

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Osborne gives a big budget boost to the NHS

Mr Osborne has announced an extra £2bn annual funding for the NHS, along with a new fund to improve GP services, paid for out of fines levied on the banks.

But Labour called the announcement "crisis funding" and said they had a "long-term plan to save the NHS".

Mr Osborne will give more details on Wednesday during his Autumn Statement, but the extra funding for the health service may mean cuts in other government departments.

ITV News Correspondent Rags Martel reports.

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