Osborne to throw NHS £2bn lifeline

The money will fund 'frontline' hospital services 
and plug an NHS budget hole (Christopher Furlong)

GEORGE OSBORNE will announce an extra £2bn to fund the NHS this week in an attempt to neutralise Labour’s attacks on the coalition’s handling of the health service.

The chancellor will use his autumn statement on Wednesday to say the government has found the extra money to fund “frontline” hospital services and help plug a looming black hole in the NHS budget.

He will take to the airwaves today to argue that only a Conservative-led government that builds a strong economy is capable of properly funding the NHS — a blueprint for the general election campaign he and David Cameron hope will deliver victory next year.

The chancellor balanced giveaways for middle-class families and small businesses with a raid on the most expensive properties and banks, as he moved to spike Labour’s guns. The chancellor will use his autumn statement on Wednesday to say the government has found the extra money to fund “frontline” hospital services and help plug a looming black hole in the NHS budget.

He will take to the airwaves today to argue that only a Conservative-led government that builds a strong economy is capable of properly funding the NHS — a blueprint for the general election campaign he and David Cameron hope will deliver victory next year.

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