Long-term plan for NHS funding delayed amid Brexit chaos

The government’s chaos over Brexit has forced NHS leaders to delay publication of the health service’s long-term plan.The document, which will set out how the NHS in England will spend the £20.5bn budget increase Theresa May has promised, was due to come out early next week, but that has been postponed until January.Further tension between the NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, and ministers over how ambitious the plan will be – first reported by the Guardian las