Government announces £200m cuts to public health budget
Public health budgets are set to be slashed by £200m this year under a raft of measures to ‘bring down … Read more
NHS spending
£8million cut from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust budget since 2011
Almost £8 million has been cut from mental health services in Kent in the past four years. The figures can … Read more
Stealth cuts to hospitals push the NHS into the red
Cuts to tariffs – the prices paid to hospitals for different medical procedures – are starving health trusts of income … Read more
Hospital finances and productivity: in a critical condition?
In recent years the English National Health Service (NHS) has undergone major structural changes and has faced an unprecedented financial … Read more
Mental health trust funding down 8% from 2010 despite coalition’s drive for parity of esteem
Funding for NHS trusts to provide mental health services has fallen by more than 8% in real terms over the … Read more
The outlook for public spending on the NHS
It is remarkable that over the current parliament, while total spending by government departments on public services has been cut … Read more
Rationing in the NHS
This briefing sets out to highlight some of the key issues and dilemmas facing policy-makers and practitioners in the area … Read more
Children’s mental health services ‘cut by £50m’
NHS spending on children’s mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, … Read more
Deaths linked to mental health beds crisis as cuts leave little slack in system
At least eight people have died in the past two years after problems accessing psychiatric beds for mental health patients … Read more
The Barker Review – A new settlement for health and social care
This is the final report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. In … Read more