The government asked Professor Robert Wachter to review NHS computer systems. The resulting report made recommendations on using IT to improve the NHS.
Phillip Hammond announced a short-term social care funding boost, the end to private finance initiatives (PFI) and confirmed a new financial settlement for the NHS.
'Next Steps' outlined progress since 2014's 'Five year forward view' and ‘next steps’ for the NHS, announcing that STPs could become Accountable Care Systems (ACSs).