NHS has 'more money than ever' to cope in winter

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended the government's plans to cope with winter pressures on emergency healthcare.

His Labour counterpart, Andy Burnham, accused ministers of "misplaced complacency" over the likely strain on the NHS over the next few months.

But Mr Hunt said under his watch "more money than ever before" was going into the health service to help reduce emergency admissions.

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