PM to unveil 10-year plan for NHS - in 'one of most seismic shifts' in the health service's history
He will pledge three main facets of the plan: moving care into the community, digitising the NHS, and a focus on sickness prevention.
The prime minister will announce neighbourhood health services will be rolled out across England to improve access to the NHS and to shift care out of overstrained hospitals.
PM 'might have to go in months' - politics latest
Sir Keir has already promised thousands more GPs will be trained, and to end the 8am "scramble" for an appointment.
He also previously said his government will bring the NHS into the digital age, with "groundbreaking" new tools to support GPs rolled out over the next two years - including AI to take notes, draft letters and enter data.
And he will promise new contracts that will encourage and allow GP practices to cover a wider geographical area, so small practices will get more support.
Unite, one of the UK's largest healthcare unions, welcomed the plan cautiously but said staff need to be the focus to ensure people are better looked after.
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Sir Keir said: "The NHS should be there for everyone, whenever they need it.
"But we inherited a health system in crisis, addicted to a sticking plaster approach, and unable to face up to the challenges we face now, let alone in the future.
"That ends now. Because it's reform or die."
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He said the government's plan "will fundamentally rewire and futureproof our NHS, so that it puts care on people's doorsteps, harnesses game-changing tech and prevents illness in the first place".
The PM said it would not be an "overnight fix", but claimed Labour are "already turning the tide on years of decline", pointing towards more than four million extra appointments, 1,900 more GPs, and waiting lists at a two-year low.
"But there's more to come," he promised. "This government is giving patients easier, quicker and more convenient care, wherever they live."
Neighbourhood health services
The newly announced neighbourhood health services will provide "pioneering teams" in local communities, so patients can more conveniently access a full range of healthcare services close to home.
Local areas will be encouraged to trial innovative schemes like community outreach door-to-door to detect early signs of illness and reduce pressure on GPs and A&E.
The aim is to eventually have new health centres open 12 hours a day, six days a week to offer GP services as well as diagnostics, post-operative care and rehab.
They will also offer services like debt advice, employment support, stop smoking help or weight management.
More NHS dentists
Dentists will also be part of the plan, with dental care professionals part of the neighbourhood teams.
Dental "therapists" will carry out check-ups, treatments and referrals, while dental nurses could give education and advice to parents or work with schools and community groups.
Newly qualified dentists will be required to practice in the NHS for a minimum period, which they have said will be three years.
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