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What's happening to NHS spending?

Andrew Hood
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IFS researcher, Andrew Hood, looks at what is happening to spending in the National Health Service.

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National standards, local risks: the geography of local authority funded social care, 2009–10 to 2015–16
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Briefing note
Public spending on adult social care in England
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Newspaper article
The impact of extra social care funding will vary
Earlier this month the chancellor announced £2bn of new funding for social care in England, to be spread over three years: 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Briefing note
UK health spending
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Presentation
Adult social care spending in England
Newspaper article
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Maternity units in England operate at 100% capacity much of the time. When capacity is breached, units may occasionally have to close temporarily to new admissions, causing stress to women in labour and undermining their choice over where to have their babies. New work by IFS unpicks some of the ...
Briefing note
Under pressure? NHS maternity services in England
This briefing note reviews the evidence on the long-run pressures faced by maternity units from changes in the number of maternity admissions and the case mix.
Newspaper article
Earmarking a tax to pay for the NHS alone is not a healthy option
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So many choices – but none is easy
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More complex births put strain on maternity services - which struggle more later in the week
NHS Maternity Units are more likely to close towards the end of the week and during holiday periods, pointing to staff availability as a source of pressure. This is a key finding of new research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), ...
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