The Chancellor had a lot to prove in this Budget, but sadly he has once again left funding for health and social care services desperately wanting. NH...
Posts Tagged ‘Funding’
Sunak’s Budget fails to address the long-term funding needs of the NHS
By Danny Mortimer, CEO of NHS Confederation - March 3rd, 2021
UK investing less in healthcare infrastructure compared to EU countries
By Mike Broad - November 14th, 2019
The UK is investing significantly less in health care capital – which includes buildings, equipment and IT – as a share of GDP compared to most other s...
Experts question significance of ‘new’ cash injection for the NHS
By Mike Broad - August 5th, 2019
The new Prime Minister has promised a £1.8bn cash injection for the NHS this year to improve and maintain existing buildings. Boris Johnson has given t...
NHS Plan’s good intentions jeopardised by underfunding and rising demand
By Mike Broad - June 18th, 2019
The ambitious vision of the NHS Long Term Plan will be extremely challenging to deliver without urgent government action on wider health funding, warn the ...
Future of cancer care endangered by clinical oncologist shortages, report says
By Mike Broad - March 22nd, 2019
Cancer centres are facing a workforce crisis with widespread staff shortages, a royal college report shows. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) annu...
Public’s satisfaction with the NHS at lowest level in over a decade
By Mike Broad - March 8th, 2019
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. The...
NHS is ‘financially unsustainable’ and 10-year NHS plan faces great risks
By Mike Broad - January 18th, 2019
The NHS is suffering from substantial debts in some parts of the system and is financially unsustainable. That’s the conclusion of the National Audit ...
Ambitious 10-year NHS Plan could be derailed by current challenges and funding
By Mike Broad - January 8th, 2019
Brexit and staff shortages threaten to undermine the ambitious 10-year NHS Plan launched today. That’s the view of health experts as the Government ou...
NHS providers financial troubles continue as Long-Term Plan approaches
By Mike Broad - December 13th, 2018
NHS providers will be starting next year – when the Long-Term Plan is introduced – in financial trouble, new figures suggest. The quarterly performa...
