Decisions over NHS and defence will dominate the Spending Review

NHS Confederation comments on IFS report on key decisions to be made at the Spending Review

Rory Deighton says the most important decision the Spending Review will make for the NHS funding settlement is raising capital investment

Decisions over NHS and defence will dominate the Spending Review

At its first multi-year Spending Review on 11 June, the government will set day-to-day departmental budgets over the next three years and investment budgets over the next four. Tough choices are unavoidable.

National Sector Partners Group urges PM to prioritise sport, recreation and physical activity in Spending Review or risk extra costs to Treasury and NHS

The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG)* has written to the Prime Minister ahead of next week’s Spending Review to urge the Government to back the sector through a sustained plan for investment and a clear strategy for increasing participation in sport and physical activity.  The letter explains that a failure to prioritise the sector in the Spending Review will risk the decline or closure of more facilities and clubs, a reduction in physical …