Follow these rules: Don’t echo me back. Do not echo the sent text. Only offer German text. New title: NHS must ‘live within this budget’, says Chancellor after GPs raise concerns over national insurance increase

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the NHS “needs to live within this budget” they have been given – despite concerns raised by GP practices over increases in employer contributions to the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Speaking to journalists, Ms Reeves was repeatedly asked about concerns raised by settings such as hospices, care homes and general practices.
Rather than being owned by the state, GP practices are often run by partnerships operating on behalf of the health service and are not eligible for exemption from increases in national insurance contributions that the public sector received in the budget.
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Charities are also not eligible for exemption.
Dr. David Wrigley, a GP and deputy chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA), said on social media: “Don’t be under any illusions.
“The impact of increasing/decreasing the salary threshold on GP practices across the country will be monumental. Many are already on a financial tightrope due to years of neglect. We need a quick announcement of a full refund.”
Asked whether charities, hospices and care homes would be listened to, Ms Reeves said: “We have to make difficult decisions on Wednesday to secure our public finances and put our public services on a solid footing.
“We have announced an additional £22.6 billion for our NHS over two years, as well as £3.1 billion to invest in capital equipment, scanners, diagnostic equipment, new facilities in hospitals across the UK.”
When asked again, Ms Reeves said: “Well, the NHS budget has been increased by £22.6 billion and the NHS now has to live within that budget.
“But it is the most generous non-COVID arrangement for the National Health Service in decades and the NHS has confirmed that it will allow them to offer 40,000 additional appointments each week to help reduce waiting lists.”
She later added that an additional £600 million had been granted to the social care budget.