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Where does councils' money come from to pay for adult social care?
Public spending on social care in England isn’t allocated in the same way that spending on something like health is. Read
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What is the NHS paying for Private Finance Initiatives?
The Department of Health paid £2 billion last year in charges for PFIs on the NHS. Read
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Council tax and social care: explaining your bill
We looked at the changes in how councils can collect money for social care and how this affects your tax bill. Read
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Trade-offs: local councils face choices about adult social care funding
Councils were given an extra £2 billion in the Spring Budget 2017. But they might use it to free up funding for other services. Read
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NHS spending: the lowest financial settlement ever?
The NHS is getting more money every year, but the rate of increase in the 2010s is smaller than in any previous decade, experts warn. Read
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Cancer care waiting times
An NHS target for the proportion of cancer patients being treated within 62 days of referral is being missed. In January the proportion meeting the target was the lowest since 2009. Read
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What is parity of esteem?
The government wants to achieve equality between the physical and mental health services provided to people, but it’s not there yet. Read
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What did the courts rule on PIP?
The recent tribunal ruling on the disability benefit PIP was about the interpretation and application of the language of existing regulations. Read
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Are there more nurses on our wards?
We don’t have figures specifically for the total number of nurses on hospital wards. Read
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The number of NHS hospital beds has fallen
It’s hard to say exactly how far NHS bed numbers have fallen in the past ten years, since the count before 2010 included different things. Read
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