Health
What is the NHS paying for Private Finance Initiatives?
The Department of Health paid £2 billion last year in charges for PFIs on the NHS. Read
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Health spending
Fact checks about increases and decreases in funding of the NHS, including the number of hospitals being built and record levels of funding
Health
NHS spending: the lowest financial settlement ever?
The NHS is getting more money every year, but the rate of increase in the 2010s is smaller than in any previous decade, experts warn. Read
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Health
The half-a-trillion NHS
Adding up five years’ worth of spending on the NHS to get a really big number doesn’t tell us very much. Read
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Health
Health tourism savings won't plug the hole in NHS funding
Estimates show health tourism costs up to £300 million a year, but savings from this alone won't fill the gap in funding for the NHS. Read
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Health
Global health spending: how does the UK compare?
Compared to countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, health spending in the UK as a proportion of GDP was above average in 2014. Read
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Health
NHS spending is going up, but other health spending isn’t
Government plans will see £5 billion rise in overall health spending in England by 2020, once you adjust for inflation. Read
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Health
The government has misquoted the head of NHS England on spending plans
The government has misquoted a statement from Simon Stevens in 2015. Read
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Health
The cost of training a doctor
The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
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Health
NHS trusts in deficit
The latest figures show that 75% of acute trusts (hospitals) are in deficit. Read
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Health
Spending on the NHS in England
How much will the government spend on health in England over the next few years? Read
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