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The government is restarting ‘managed migration’, the process under which those still receiving legacy benefits or tax credits move to universal credit.
It is disappointing that the UK government has ‘taken back control’ only to stick to an arbitrary, poorly designed, out-of-date funding allocation mechanism.
The allocation of public spending is one the most direct levers for ‘levelling up’ health, wealth and well-being. But is policy aligned with the government’s stated aims?
We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and medical specialty.