The Medium Term Planning Framework is the most ambitious plan the NHS has published in a generation.

Over the next 3 years it will return the NHS to much better health – with waiting times dramatically reduced, access to local care restored to the level patients and communities expect, and unnecessary bureaucracy slashed so that savings are poured back into frontline services and staff.

And by resetting the foundations of the NHS, it will unleash the ambition of local teams to help drive the strategic shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan – creating the platform for NHS boards and leaders to truly listen to their communities and drive the change they want and need.