Funding and finances

How much money does the NHS have and how much money does it really need? Deciding what to spend on our health and care has become a hugely politicised and controversial topic. We have built a reputation for forensic and fearlessly independent monitoring and analysis of NHS finances that make us well placed to comment on key developments in this area.

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Latest work on this topic

What is the government's pay offer to junior doctors and how much will it cost the NHS? A Q&A

Explainer

02/08/2024
Sally Gainsbury

Nuffield Trust response to Chancellor's audit of public spending

Press release

29/07/2024

This campaign will leave an uncertain dawn for the NHS

Long read

03/07/2024
Mark Dayan | Leonora Merry | Matthew Jones

Key work on this topic

Health and care finance tracker

Data story

14/06/2024
Sally Gainsbury | Sophie Julian

The past, present and future of government spending on the NHS

Blog post

17/10/2022
Sally Gainsbury | John Appleby

Myth #1: “We already spend too much on health – and despite this our outcomes are poor”

Blog post

19/10/2022
Nigel Edwards

Future funding and current productivity in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system

Report

27/09/2022
John Appleby | Mark Dayan | Sally Gainsbury

NHS capital and infrastructure: delivering the manifesto and unlocking potential

Briefing

04/11/2022
Nigel Edwards | Robert Ede