LABOUR has warned of crumbling hospitals and danger to patients because the NHS is relying on decades-old and seriously outdated medical equipment.

Research conducted by Labour has revealed that the NHS is relying on equipment critical to treatment of brain injuries and early cancer diagnosis, for instance, that is long past its replacement date.

The party said any new NHS funding deal must take into account years of Conservative cuts to capital budgets, totalling £3.8 billion in the past four years.