The rise and decline of the NHS in England 2000–20: How political failure led to the crisis in the NHS and social care

The rise and decline of the NHS in England 2000–20: How political failure led to the crisis in the NHS and social care Multi-year funding increases and a series of reforms resulted in major improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010, but performance has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower funding increases, limited funds for capital investment, and neglect of workforce planning. Constraints on social care spending has also resulted in fewer people receiving publicly funded social care and a repeated cycle of governments promising to reform social care but failing to do so.

This paper, from former Chief Executive of The King’s Fund Chris Ham, analyses how a major public service that is highly valued by the public was allowed to deteriorate. The King's Fund