NHS finances and funding

Following the new funding settlement for the NHS announced in July and the recent Budget, we collect our responses to these events and our previous work exploring the major financial and funding issues facing the health service.

Spotlight

Published: 30/08/2017

Budget 2018: What it means for health and social care 09/11/2018

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NHS funding boost: the need to manage expectations 26/10/2018 • Sally Gainsbury

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New money welcome but key services left hanging - Nuffield Trust response to Budget 29/10/2018

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Confirmation of £20 billion for the NHS is welcome, however, social care only receives a short-term fix and questions remain around the bud...

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How to spend it: what to do with new NHS money 14/06/2018 • Nigel Edwards

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A financial birthday present for the NHS 06/04/2018 • John Appleby

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If your household finances were like the NHS 22/11/2017 • Sally Gainsbury

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New funding announcement: what have we learned about previous calls for reform in return for money? 16/06/2018

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Nigel Edwards highlights the pitfalls of NHS reform, including failing to understand the need for headroom and capacity to create change and...

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Funding settlement a big step forward but PM's world-class NHS difficult to achieve 17/06/2018

Press release

Nigel Edwards comments on the multi-year funding settlement announced by the Prime Minister.

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The bottom line: Understanding the NHS deficit and why it won’t go away 31/08/2017 • Sally Gainsbury

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70 years of NHS spending 21/03/2018 • John Appleby

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What would you give health and social care? 07/03/2017

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Current spending on health as a percentage of GDP in EU-15 countries 04/08/2017

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Snapshot – Sally Gainsbury on NHS finances 27/05/2017

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Rural health care: A rapid review of the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care 20/01/2019 • Billy Palmer | John Appleby | Jonathan Spencer

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