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NHS spending to be increased

The Chancellor announced in the Spending Review that total health spending would rise above inflation each year - the NHS budget will rise from £103.8 billion to £114.4 billion by 2014-15.

In addition, the Spending Review provides an additional £2 billion by 2014-15, through health and local government, to support social care and encourage greater integration between local health and social care services.

The NHS will release up to £20 billion by 2014 through efficiency savings, which will be reinvested to support improvements in quality and outcomes.

In his speech on 20 October, the Chancellor also announced a number of specific measures to be implemented during the Spending Review period:

• a new cancer drug fund of up to £200 million a year
• a protected budget for health research
• expanded access to psychological therapies for the young, the elderly and those with mental illness
• funding for new hospital schemes, including the St Helier, the Royal Oldham and the West Cumberland

• Department of Health press release - Spending Review Opens new window

Further information

• Spending Review 2010 on the Department of Health website Opens new window