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Challenges facing NHS funding
12th July 2017
Since 2010 real-terms health spending in the UK has increased by an average of 1.4% a year, well below the average annual growth rate of 4% over the past 60 years. The NHS faces a huge number of growing financial pressures including those from demographic change and persistently high levels of relative poverty.
This House of Common briefing blog provides a useful source of key data charts on the NHS funding issue.
NHS Eng says mental health funding is up - last year CCG spending on mental health rose over 7% faster than overall NHS funding
— Hugh Pym (@BBCHughPym) July 7, 2017
On its 69th birthday, NHS is enduring most draconian funding squeeze in its history. And it's patients who suffer 😔https://t.co/054XrL9ng4
— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) July 5, 2017
NHS Continuing Healthcare funding: anomalous, irregular, and often baffling https://t.co/iosad2epHx pic.twitter.com/JUq8B3Cm9j
— LSE British Politics and Policy (@LSEpoliticsblog) July 11, 2017
The Government wants a world-class NHS, but with a third-class funding settlement #NHSbreakingpoint https://t.co/NRrR0M65Kr
— The BMA (@TheBMA) July 2, 2017
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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