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The government has given six hospitals money to upgrade buildings
Another 21 hospital trusts were given money to plan for new buildings, but not to actually begin construction. Read
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Money for the NHS: is it new or not?
It all depends on what you mean by new. But the £1 billion was money that had already been promised to hospitals but which they were unable to spend previously. Read
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Was a record amount spent on private providers by the Department of Health?
£9.2 billion was spent on purchasing health care from private providers in 2018/19—a record amount in cash terms, but not in real terms or as a proportion of the department’s budget. Read
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Will local NHS services in England have £570 billion to spend over the next five years?
English CCGs budgets are set to increase by around £3 billion each year in real terms over the next five years. Read
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NHS England: £394 million more a week?
Spending on NHS England will have increased by £20.5 billion by 2023/24 compared to 2018/19. That doesn’t cover all health spending though, and of the money won’t come from a a “Brexit dividend”. Read
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Do diabetes prescriptions cost £1 billion a year?
The net ingredient cost in 2017/18 of prescription items for diabetes in England was around £1 billion. But that doesn’t factor in things like discounts the NHS might receive or extra costs. Read
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Is £84 billion being spent on the NHS?
The increase is £20.5 billion in real-terms for the NHS in England between 2018/19 and 2023/24. Read
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NHS pay deal: why are some staff not getting their promised rises?
Some NHS staff were told they would all get a 3% pay rise from April this year, but many won’t get the full rise until later this financial year. Read
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How much of the NHS budget is spent on people over 85?
Research suggests that by 2021/22 around 10% of health spending across the UK will go on those aged 85 plus. Read
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How is the NHS funded?
Most NHS funding is from general taxation, some from National Insurance contributions and a few percent come from patient charges. Read
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