Blog post 04/08/2017John ApplebyBen Gershlick
For years, international stats seemed to show the UK spending less of its national income on health care than other wealthy countries – but new figures show we may be keeping up with our peers after all. John Appleby has worked with Ben Gershlick of the Health Foundation to look at what this means...
Blog post 06/06/2017Nigel EdwardsDr Jennifer Dixon CBEProfessor Chris Ham CBE
In a letter to the Times the Nuffield Trust, The King's Fund and the Health Foundation highlight a significant funding gap for the NHS.
Video 30/05/2017
As part of our General Election 2017 work, we sat down with a number of our experts to understand key issues facing the NHS. This playlist will be updated as we continue to add more videos.
Report 22/05/2017John ApplebySally Gainsbury
We set out different scenarios about possible future spending on the NHS in England including an analysis and comparison of the latest pledges from the three main parties' manifestos.
Press release 17/05/2017
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to raise income tax across the board in order to give the NHS and adult social care ‘an extra £6 billion a year’ above existing spending plans.
Press release 16/05/2017
While the £30 billion sum will provide a welcome relief in the short term, in three or four years’ time a funding gap will re-emerge as NHS costs continue to rise.
Blog post 08/03/2017John Appleby
So you think we should spend more on the NHS? But why?
Press release 01/03/2017
Schemes that deliver healthcare closer to home are often better for patients but largely fail to save the NHS money.
Blog post 09/02/2017John Appleby
In this head-to-head for the BMJ, Richard Layard says a dedicated tax is the only way that we can be sure the government is reflecting public wishes, but John Appleby argues it would not protect funding from economic uncertainty.