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NHS: Finance

Commons · Question 75272 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of conducting efficiency savings to fund more (a) clinical staff and (b) equipment in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 11 Sep 2025

NHS England’s 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance made it clear that the National Health Service must live within the budget it is allocated, reduce waste and increase productivity to deliver growth against demand. The Autumn Statement 20...