Seven ways the government’s plan could change the NHS

Sir Keir Starmer has set out his 10-year-plan to reform the NHS in England, based on a shift from hospitals to neighbourhood health hubs, a new focus on prevention and better use of technology.

He said the government’s 162-page blueprint might be the last chance to put the health service “back on its feet”.

Here is what the plan could mean in practice.

The government is promising to set up around 50 new neighbourhood health centres by the end of this parliament and up to 300 by 2035.

The idea is to shift work out of overcrowded hospitals and into local hubs staffed by a mix of GPs, nurses, pharmacists, mental health specialists and other medics.

After an operation, for example, you might be sent to a local health centre for a check-up rather than back to hospital…