NHS spending in England may have more than doubled in real terms since 1999/2000, but the prospects for future funding now look bleak. Although there is consensus that the NHS faces a tough financial future, there is no agreement about just how cold the financial climate will be. Starting with a look at historical funding for the NHS, The King's Fund and the Institute for Fiscal Studies set out three plausible future funding scenarios and their consequences. The paper concludes with an assessment of each scenario and the options for funding up to 2017.
Authors
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Rowena Crawford
John Appleby
Report details
- ISBN
- 978-1-85717584-4
- Publisher
- The King's Fund
Suggested citation
J, Appleby and R, Crawford and C, Emmerson. (2009). How cold will it be? Prospects for NHS funding: 2011- 2017. London: The King's Fund. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-cold-will-it-be-prospects-nhs-funding-2011-2017 (accessed: 3 May 2024).
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