Lockdown before Xmas, Welsh Intensive Care specialists

[LeningradCowboy]

I understand those hospitals were for recovery patients, though I might be wrong.

Was our NHS fit for purpose in the beginning? No. These lockdowns are partly because our NHS hasn't got the ability to cope. While it is devolved in Wales, sadly funding doesn't come from trees and the NHS across the UK in real terms is funded less than a decade ago.

Really?

[lardy]

Really?

I think the funding has gone up slower than inflation.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Really?

Inflation has averaged at 3.1% between 2010-2020. The NHS budget was £126.3bn in 2010. It would be £171bn if it matched inflation. In 2020 it was £149bn.

Edit: Extra money has been made available for Covid and shouldn't be used in the calculation.

[LeningradCowboy]

Inflation has averaged at 3.1% between 2010-2020. The NHS budget was £126.3bn in 2010. It would be £171bn if it matched inflation. In 2020 it was £149bn.

Edit: Extra money has been made available for Covid and shouldn't be used in the calculation.

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/project...ell/nhs-budget

I think that £126.3bn figure for 2010 is in 2020 prices, i.e. accounting for inflation.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/project...ell/nhs-budget

I think that £126.3bn figure for 2010 is in 2020 prices, i.e. accounting for inflation.

Yes, my mistake. I notice the King's Fund also says that rises have been much lower than the average rise and the NHS struggles to make ends meet.