NHS funding is falling behind European neighbours' average, research finds
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from on (#11ASP)
King's Fund study ranks UK 13th out of 15 original EU members and casts doubt on ministers' claims they are giving the NHS generous cash settlements
Britain's spending on its health service is falling by international standards and, by 2020, will be 43bn less a year than the average spent by its European neighbours, according to research by the King's Fund.
The UK is devoting a diminishing proportion of GDP in health and is now a lowly 13th out of the original 15 EU members in terms of investment, an analysis for the Guardian by the thinktank's chief economist shows.
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