Unfinished business – let’s not forget the Spending Review and the vital funding needed for the NHS

The 70th birthday settlement was a welcome boost for the NHS, but the government mustn’t lose sight of the fact the Spending Review must provide funding if the NHS is to keep going, never mind achieve the aspirations set out by the government, warn Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederationn and Jennifer Dixon, chief executive of The Health Foundation.