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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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Councils aren’t getting enough funding to meet demand for social care
Increases in council tax aren’t enough to meet the demand for social care. Experts point to a lack of council funding from central government. 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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Satisfaction with the NHS peaked in 2010
Labour increased health spending from 1997-2010 by almost record levels. Satisfaction with the NHS peaked at 70% in 2010. It has since fallen to 57%. Read
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How has life changed in the UK since the NHS was founded?
The NHS is celebrating its 70th birthday. Here are eight charts that show just some of the ways, large and small, that the UK has changed since the 1940s. Read
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Healthcheck: cancer, diabetes and mental health conditions on the rise?
The number of diagnoses of cancer (in England) and diabetes (in the UK) is rising. Read
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Social care: what’s the situation?
The number of people receiving adult social care from their local council fell by around 425,000 between 2009/10 and 2013/14. Read
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The latest plans for NHS England spending outstrip both main parties’ manifesto pledges
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives’ NHS funding pledges at the last election were as big as the government's latest announcement. The NHS is still set to get less per year than it has historically. Read
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Drug poisoning deaths are the highest they’ve been in 25 years
Drug deaths are at their highest since comparable records began. Read
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Millennial malaise: unhealthier than their parents?
Generational health improvements are being undermined by instability and loneliness among millennials, a report says. Read
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