The chancellor’s extra billions for healthcare will equate only to a real-term rise of 1.2%
Health spending over the next two years will grow less than during the austerity era of the last decade, according to a new analysis of the autumn statement.
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, a former health secretary who previously campaigned for greater resources from the backbenches, announced last week that the NHS would receive an extra £3.3bn in each of the next two years. With severe pressures growing on the service, he said it would be one of his “key priorities”.
