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<p>Rising demands and continued fiscal constraint means that the National Health Service
faces challenges in ensuring that it remains financially sustainable in the future.
The Government believes that the answer to these challenges lies in changing the way
services are delivered and keeping people well and independent for longer, not in
altering the fundamental principles that underpin the NHS.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The
Government has committed to increasing spending on the NHS in real terms every year
in this Parliament, with spending to be at least £8 billion higher by 2020 over and
above inflation. This will fund and support the NHS’s own action plan for the next
five years – the NHS Five Year Forward View. Robust discussions on financing the NHS
take place regularly in Parliament which will continue to inform the Government.</p>
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