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Steve Brown
Healthcare Finance editor
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The next government should prioritise continuity of care in general practice, avoid blanket targets for GP access and reform the dental contract.
The Liberal Democrats put the NHS at the centre of its manifesto for government this week, promising a £9.4bn rescue package.
The NHS has become used to being front and centre in election battlegrounds over the years. But social care is less accustomed to the limelight.
NHS England has issued an update to finance rules for 2024/25, detailing a system of capital bonuses and penalties to encourage systems to hit plans.
Promises to move care away from hospitals and into the community have not been matched by changes in funding for the different sectors.
More out-of-hours working and greater use of the private sector are at the heart of how a Labour government would reduce the waiting list