Impact of the Spending Review on health and social care Contents

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

The Spending Review settlement for health and social care

The settlement for health

The settlement for social care

Extent of our inquiry

The Spending Review claim of an additional £10 billion for the NHS

Our report

2 The current state of health and social care finances

The current financial situation in health

Increasing demand

Payments to providers

Managing the financial situation

The current situation in social care

The impact of pressures in social care funding on health

3 The impact of the Spending Review on health and social care finances

The Spending Review announcements on health

The Spending Review settlement for social care

The impact of the Spending Review on future efficiencies

Opportunities for efficiencies in health

Opportunities for efficiencies in social care

4 The Spending Review and Government aspirations for the future of the NHS and social care

Funding for public health

Transformation, integration and devolution

Health education funding

Nursing bursaries and loans

Effect of HEE’s budget on hospital finances

Health education funding: conclusions

The Government’s aspirations for service improvement

Seven-day services

Parity of esteem for mental health

5 Conclusions

6 Our inquiry, and acknowledgements

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1: Note of visit to Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, 21 March 2016

Presentation by Sir David Dalton, Chief Executive of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Tour of Emergency Village

Tour of Neurosciences Centre

Tour of hospital wards

Annex 2: Note of meeting with voluntary sector organisations, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, 21 March 2016

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament





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