Public sector funding outside of the NHS is poorly matched with the differing needs of local areas.
The government has rejected calls to restore individual GP lists and ruled out the introduction of a national measure of continuity of care.
Dentists should be paid using a weighted capitation system as part of fundamental reform to the NHS dental contract and more.
The number of filled job posts in adult social care services grew by 1% in 2022/23, but the total number of vacancies remains high.
The NHS budget needed to cover any increased running costs will need to be considered in future spending reviews.
NHS pay has stayed in the headlines throughout the end of 2022 into 2023.
The government must fix the £4bn hole in council funding for 2024/25 or risk more councils in England going bankrupt, says the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.
Finance directors in the survey said next year looked hugely difficult, rating the financial challenge between eight and 10.
Don’t sacrifice transformation in the face of financial pressures.
Ambulances stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients reflect wider pressures in the emergency care sector.