Older people to be supported through personalised care in NHS plan

Prime minister Theresa May and NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens launched the NHS Long Term Plan this afternoon aiming to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes. It sets out how the £20.5 billion budget settlement for the NHS, announced by the Prime Minister in summer 2018, will be spent over the next five years and includes support for older people through more personalised care and stronger community and primary care services. The plan focuses on building an NHS fit for the future by: enabling everyone to get the best start in life helping communities to live well helping people to age