The NHS is expected to receive a funding boost of up to £30 billion in the spending review next week at the expense of other public services.

The Department of Health is set to be handed a 2.8% annual increase in its day-to-day budget over a three-year period.

The cash injection, which amounts to a rise of about £30 billion by 2028, or £17 billion in real terms, will see other areas including police and councils squeezed, The Times newspaper reported.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to ensure that by the next election 92% of patients in England waiting for planned treatment are seen within 18 weeks of being referred.

Latest NHS data suggests around 60% of people are currently seen in this time and figures released last month showed the overall number of patients on waiting lists h

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