Will Labour’s 10-year health plan usher in a ‘new era’ for the NHS in England?

Major health service reforms have had mixed results, and more emphasis on tech, community-based care and prevention has been tried before

• Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting say the 10-year health plan will usher in a “new era for the NHS” in England. Their promised transformation will ensure it works in a more patient-friendly way and offers faster care, with health professionals providing a greater range of services in the same place and spotting illness earlier.

The “three big shifts” in the way the health service operates will involve it becoming more tech-based, moving significant amounts of care into community settings and giving greater priority to preventing illness rather than treating it.