Briefing

The future funding of the Welsh NHS

An overview of the Welsh NHS funding system, the challenges it faces and examples of what is being done to address them.

1 December 2018

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One of the biggest issues for policy makers and politicians is how to allocate the Welsh Government Budget to derive maximum economic, social, environmental and cultural value when annual cost pressures are higher than any budgetary growth available.

This briefing provides an overview of the Welsh NHS funding system, the challenges it faces, and examples of what is being done within Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts to address them.