Woman's Own

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The NHS is one of the UK’S greatest institutio­ns, but it has experience­d a decade of underfundi­ng since 2010, despite cash boosts in 2018 and 2019.

Between 2009-2019, the NHS budgets rose on average just 1.4% per year, compared to 3.7% average rises since the NHS was establishe­d.

The whole NHS budget has not been protected, leading to cuts to front-line services, especially in public health.

Nearly half of staff say underfundi­ng stops them doing their job properly

– many say it’s the worst situation they have seen.

There is a crisis in the recruitmen­t of staff across the NHS – including too few doctors, midwives, paramedics and nurses.

Per head, the government spends less on the NHS than many other comparable countries. We also have fewer beds and doctors per head than many comparable countries.

Large cuts to social care and mentalheal­th services have added huge pressure on the NHS as there are not enough services outside of hospital.*

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