NHS Long Term Plan

As medicine advances, health needs change and society develops, so the NHS has to continually move forward so that in 10 years’ time we have a service fit for the future.

The NHS Long Term Plan will do just that. Drawn up by those who know the NHS best – frontline health and care staff, patients and their families and other experts – the Long Term Plan is ambitious but realistic. It will give everyone the best start in life; deliver world-class care for major health problems, such as cancer and heart disease, and help people age well.

To read our plan please visit www.longtermplan.nhs.uk.

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News and blogs

Professor Sir Mike Richards launches new drive to improve care and save lives

21 February 2019

Professor Sir Mike Richards has today launched a major overhaul of cancer screening as part the NHS Long Term Plan’s renewed drive to improve care and save lives. Early detection of cancer, while the condition is easier to treat, is central to the plan which aims to prevent tens of thousands more deaths each year. […]

Simon Stevens challenges ambulance makers to help ‘blue lights go green’
14 February 2019
- Long Term Plan
- Urgent and emergency care
The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention
7 February 2019
Simon Gillespie and Dr Matt Kearney

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Simon Stevens challenges ambulance makers to help ‘blue lights go green’

The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention