Friday 19 May 2017

Whose election promise adds up for the NHS?

Whose election promise adds up for the NHS? "Billions more for the NHS," is a familiar election battle cry.

This time, the pledges from the main political parties have been much anticipated because of the warnings about mounting pressures on the service.

Those commitments have now been made and, perhaps unsurprisingly, comparing them is like apples and pears.

As always with public spending figures, there's a need to dig into the detail beneath the headlines to work out exactly what each party means. BBC News

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