What's happening to NHS spending?

Andrew Hood

What's happening to NHS spending?

Andrew Hood

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07 Mar 2017

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

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05 Apr 2017

Report

National standards, local risks: the geography of local authority funded social care, 2009–10 to 2015–16

03 May 2017

Briefing note

Public spending on adult social care in England

28 Mar 2017

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.

03 May 2017

Briefing note

UK health spending

09 Mar 2017

Presentation

Adult social care spending in England

12 Sep 2017

Newspaper article

England could do more to predict and prevent temporary maternity ward closures

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 ...

11 Sep 2017

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.

22 Jan 2018

Newspaper article

Earmarking a tax to pay for the NHS alone is not a healthy option

This article by Paul Johnson, published in the Times Newspaper, looks at the issue of hypothecating taxes for the NHS.

20 Apr 2017

Newspaper article

So many choices – but none is easy

IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.

11 Sep 2017

Press release

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), ...

24 Jan 2018

Observation

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