After a decade of tight funding settlements and the Covid-19 pandemic, Wes Streeting is the latest health secretary trying to turn NHS productivity. But what can the government do to ensure the NHS spends its budget – due to be more than £200bn in 2025/26 – more effectively?
This event, held in partnership with the Health Foundation, will explore what the NHS can do to improve productivity – which is vital to improve the quality of services for patients, ensure the NHS is financially sustainable and provide value for money for taxpayers.
What improvements in productivity and health outcomes can technology really deliver? What lessons are there from previous governments’ attempts to make efficiency savings? What options does Streeting really have to drive through reforms? What effect – if any – will the abolition of NHS England cuts to integrated care boards’ budgets have on driving productivity to improve performance?
To discuss these questions and more, we will be joined by an expert panel including:
- Anita Charlesworth, Senior Economic Advisor at The Health Foundation
- Caroline Clarke, Regional Director of the NHS in London
- Rachel Sylvester, Political Editor at the Observer
The event will be chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
Register here
Date: 26 May