Overview

• The prime minister released a Downing Street video to thank Advance Nurse Practitioner Ben Huntley for caring for his brother during his final weeks.
• He framed the NHS as his family’s “absolute lifeline” by recalling service by his mother, sister and wife alongside his brother’s end-of-life care.
• Starmer reported that more than 6,000 mental health workers have been recruited, 1,700 GPs hired and 170 community diagnostic centres opened under his 10-year reform.
• He outlined key elements of the plan, including a revamped NHS app, six-day neighbourhood health centres and new laws on food and alcohol to prevent illness.
• The initiative aims to shift care closer to people’s homes, ease hospital pressure and deliver record investment across the health system.