Pressures in UK healthcare: challenges for the NHS

Published on 1 May 2000

This commentary examines the role of both the public and private sectors in delivering healthcare in the UK. How does the UK compare with other countries? What is the role of private finance in the delivery of healthcare? What variations in NHS quality are seen across the UK? How much additional pressure is there likely to be on the NHS budget in future as a result of an ageing population?

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<p>This commentary examines the role of both the public and private sectors in delivering healthcare in the UK. How does the UK compare with other countries? What is the role of private finance in the delivery of healthcare? What variations in NHS quality are seen across the UK? How much additional pressure is there likely to be on the NHS budget in future as a result of an ageing population?</p>

    Authors

    Alissa Goodman
    Alissa Goodman

    Research Fellow University College London

    Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

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    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.2000.0081
    ISBN
    978-1-873357-97-2
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    C, Emmerson and C, Frayne and A, Goodman. (2000). Pressures in UK healthcare: challenges for the NHS. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/pressures-uk-healthcare-challenges-nhs (accessed: 18 September 2026).

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