The NHS Confederation has launched a petition urging the government to commit to a funding plan for health and social care to 2035, to help address “crippling effects” of rising demand, underfunding and workforce shortages.
The amount the UK spends on health falls well behind that invested by European peers such as Germany and France, according to a report commissioned by the NHS Confederation.
The vast majority of the public would be willing to accept tax increases to secure significant improvements in the NHS, finds a new poll by Ipos Mori commissioned by the NHS Confederation.