The NHS has launched a plea for more cash as NHS England announced there will be an £8bn a year black hole in funding over the next five years - and called for more measures on health prevention.

Proposals include more treatment at GPs surgeries and an emphasis on tackling smoking, obesity and alcohol misuse. He has also called for hospital voluntary workers to be given a discount on council tax, as mooted in the Local Government Association's 100 Days manifesto.