NHS could cost £2,000 for every household in Britain
Sustainable long-term funding for the NHS could cost £2,000 for every household in Britain, or the equivalent of 9p on income tax, two respected think tanks have said.
In a joint report, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Health Foundation have calculated that health spending will have to rise faster than the economy grows for the foreseeable future, and meeting this expense will inevitably lead to tax increases.
The report comes as hospital trusts in England prepare to reveal the cost of coping with soaring demand in the worst NHS winter since current standards began.
Sky News understands hospitals will record a combined deficit in excess of £1bn, more than double the target for the year.
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