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What happened to the NHS' increased funding?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Politics & Debate
Er... this

Where's Rich Kid when you need him...?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Why does the NHS and ALL of the welfare state such so bad if they have so much money given to it? I really want to know why?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Unchecked demand, in a word.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thats two words, but its a good answer!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Higher expectations
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    subject13 wrote:
    Why does the NHS and ALL of the welfare state such so bad if they have so much money given to it? I really want to know why?

    I don't know about other areas of the welfare state but I think that both of the others have summed it up. If you put more in, deliver more then expectations increase and people just keep on demanding more and more.

    You could give my organisation £500m more this year and I'd find health related services to spend it on and there's another 300 organisations like mine in England alone...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i'd say wage increase are 2nd and PFI comes 1st in swallowing up money
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    NB According to the Health Service Journal last week, the DoH was £1.7 bn underspent last year...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    So its also bad money management by government administrators too then...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    subject13 wrote:
    So its also bad money management by government administrators too then...

    I'd say there is a link there wouldn't you?

    NHS Trust are apparently going to overspend by £200m this year (according to the DoH) but the DoH itself will underspend if it produces the same results.

    This would suggest that perhaps they keep hold of too much...
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