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The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to plug the NHS funding gap in England by ploughing the proceeds of economic growth into public services.
Nick Clegg said only his party could meet "in full" the £8bn extra a year the NHS chief says is needed by 2020.
Mr Clegg said neither the Tories or Labour had a credible plan to safeguard the future of England's health service.
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged an extra £2bn for the NHS in 2015-16. Labour has promised £2.5bn above that.
The Lib Dems' pledge is in response to a five-year plan - called the NHS Forward View - which highlighted that an annual £30bn shortfall in NHS funding would open up in the next Parliament.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30684326
Nick Clegg said only his party could meet "in full" the £8bn extra a year the NHS chief says is needed by 2020.
Mr Clegg said neither the Tories or Labour had a credible plan to safeguard the future of England's health service.
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged an extra £2bn for the NHS in 2015-16. Labour has promised £2.5bn above that.
The Lib Dems' pledge is in response to a five-year plan - called the NHS Forward View - which highlighted that an annual £30bn shortfall in NHS funding would open up in the next Parliament.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30684326