Will Rishi Sunak’s investment in the NHS be enough?

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This will include £1bn to help tackle long waits and operations delayed as a result of coronavirus as well as £500m for mental health services and £325m for more diagnostic equipment and spending which NHS England claims will help deliver 1 million extra scans and tests. The chancellor has promised £3bn already in tomorrow’s spending review but this is specifically for clearing the operations backlog and investing in new equipment with £500m for mental health services. The Health Foundation estimates public health could need £3bn a year extra, while increased workforce training to ensure the NHS has the nurses and doctors it needs will require at least £1bn. He said: “Health leaders are telling us their staff are caring for patients with what feels like one arm tied behind their backs due to the pressures from coronavirus and they are doing so with equipment, IT and buildings in desperate need of investment, as well as additional funding being long overdue across staff training and education, social care and public health.