The autumn budget 2022—what next for health and adult social care?

Recent fiscal events have been a mixed bag for the health and care sector. This month’s autumn budget was no exception. So, what were some of the positives and negatives from the announcements?Let’s start with the positives. NHS spending has been boosted to the tune of £3.3 billion (in cash terms—i.e. not adjusting for inflation) in 2023/24 and again in 2024/25, compared to previous spending plans. This boost aims to insulate the NHS from some of the inflationary pressures (particularly non-pay inflation affecting the prices of goods and services) that were not expected when these budgets were originally set back in Autumn 2021.Adult social care spending is also set to rise by up to £2.8 billion in 2023/24 and £4.7 billion in 2024/25 (again in cash terms). The hope is that this will help stabilise the adult social care sector, fund 200 000 more care packages, and by doing so…
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