Hypothecation – the earmarking of a tax to be spent on a specific area of public expenditure – is back on the political agenda. All the major parties seem agreed that a longer-term and sustainable settlement for NHS expenditure – and quite possibly one for social care as well – ...
New technology is promising to transform a health and social care sector that is increasingly struggling with the need to do more with less funding. Many providers and commissioners are looking for opportunities to use technology to improve services and cope better with the long-term demographic pressures that the system ...