Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

<p>Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first place</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/03/labour-government-nhs-1948-10-year-plan-ai-neighbourhood-care-patients">Wes Streeting: My job is to make the NHS fit for the future</a></p></li></ul><p>The NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.</p><p>The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/02/starmer-outlines-plan-to-shift-nhs-care-from-hospitals-to-new-health-centres">Continue reading...</a>