Steve Brown
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The penultimate week of the general election campaign started with a brutal pulling apart of the various parties’ published manifestos.
The next UK government will face a choice between raising taxes, cutting spending or increasing borrowing, the IFS said this week.
Further manifestos this week have started to recognise the NHS's broader funding needs rather than simply costing specific initiatives and promises.
The NHS could face a £38bn shortfall in funding by the end of the next Parliament, according to analysis by the Health Foundation
Lots of pledges on health and social care in this week's manifestos. But they raise questions about how the promises would be achieved and funded.
NHS England has released details of a new mental health currency to replace clusters and is looking for NHS providers to improve data quality.