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Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement

The NHS is, once again, a central plank of pre-election debate and given the public’s views on the future of the NHS, waiting times and staffing numbers are being rightly scrutinised. Less attention, however, is being paid to the hidden health agenda of out-of-pocket spending. Along with Anita Charlesworth from…

Health Foundation finds current spending plans for England insufficient and says difficult trade-offs are inevitable

One in five people on average need at least three interactions – but for ethnic minorities figure rises to one in three

Health Foundation report also predicts people in poorest areas will be three times more likely to die by the age of 70

Experts link 44% increase in four years to a growing mental health crisis and underinvestment in health services

‘Sobering’ analysis suggests backlog will rise to 8 million next summer after a decade of underinvestment in the NHS

Waiting lists currently stand at a record 7.75 million.

Latest figures show 500,000 more people are waiting to be seen since he made the key promise

The Health Foundation estimates that 9.1 million people will be living with a major illness by 2040

The Health Foundation estimates that 9.1 million people will be living with a major illness by 2040.