Assessing the relative healthcare spending needs of the UK pdf
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This paper considers the relative healthcare expenditure needs of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It applies the NHS weighted capitation formula – used to allocate resources to English Primary Care Trusts – to Health Boards in Wales and Scotland and Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland. According to this formula, per capita healthcare expenditure need in Wales is 16% higher than in England. Scotland’s per capita expenditure need for healthcare is shown to be 12% higher than England’s, while Northern Ireland’s expenditure needs are 10% higher than England’s. The paper considers implications for proposed reform of funding arrangements for the UK’s devolved administrations.
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