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<p>The National Health Service budget will increase by £33.9 billion in cash terms,
the equivalent of £20.5 billion in real terms by 2023/24, reflecting the fact that
the NHS is the Government’s top spending priority.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan prioritises
services for children and young people. It provides a clear focus on improving the
health of children and young people across mental health, learning disabilities, cancer
and elsewhere. It is critical in prioritising services for children and young people
in future, and it will continue to influence the wider issues that impact on children’s
health. Creation of a Transformation Programme for Children and Young People will
provide an improved strategic and coordinated response to meet the diverse needs of
children and young people.</p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health
and Social Care has asked Baroness Harding to take forward the development of a People
Plan, as part of the overall implementation plan for the Long Term Plan, in order
to ensure the challenges of supply, reform, culture and leadership can be met. This
will sit alongside the broader Implementation Plan that will be developed at all levels
to make the Long Term Plan a reality. An interim People Plan will be published this
spring and a full plan will be published within two months of the conclusion of the
Spending Review.</p>
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