Finance and efficiency

New inflation measure boosts 'real terms' increase in NHS funds

By 2011-12-01T00:00:00

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Source: Ljupco Smokovski

Technical changes to the way the Office for National Statistics calculates inflation have pushed up the “real terms” funding increase the NHS will receive over the life of this parliament, the King’s Fund’s chief economist said today.

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