Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/201783 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IFS Report No. R143
Publisher: 
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Abstract: 
On 5 July this year the NHS will be 70. In all its 70 years it has rarely been far from the headlines. It has been through more than its fair share of reforms, crises and funding ups and downs. Over that period, the amount we spend on it has risen inexorably. Yet, today, concerns about the adequacy of funding are once again hitting the headlines, as the health and social care systems struggle to cope with growing demand. Looking forward, funding pressures are only going to grow. The population is getting bigger and older, and expectations are rising along with the costs of meeting them. Our analysis suggests that UK spending on healthcare will have to rise by an average 3.3% a year over the next 15 years just to maintain NHS provision at current levels, and by at least 4% a year if services are to be improved. Social care funding will need to increase by 3.9% a year to meet the needs of an ageing population and an increasing number of younger adults living with disabilities. If the widely acknowledged problems with England's social care system - of limited eligibility, low quality and the perceived unfairness of the current, uncapped, means test - did result in reform, spending on social care would need to increase at a faster rate. [...]
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ISBN: 
978-1-911102-99-1
Document Type: 
Research Report

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