Is Wales outpacing England on NHS improvements—or vice versa?

It’s widely acknowledged that the NHS is “in crisis” in both England and Wales. Are there differences in approaches to this crisis between the two countries—and, if so, is that showing any divides in performance improvement?Published performance data differ considerably for the two nations, but show undeniably that both are failing to meet patients’ needs and demands. Underfunding by the UK government (see box) is blamed as the key cause of the common problems including long elective waiting lists, emergency waiting times, and ambulance response times; recruitment and retention; and, of course, pay.Investment per capitaThe BMA report Health Fund Data Analysis, published on 6 April, found that healthcare spending is “uneven across the UK” and has not increased enough to keep up with demand.13“In the five years before the pandemic, healthcare spending per person was lowest in England compared with each of the UK nations and spending in Northern Ireland…
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