The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Jonathan Ashworth MP about NHS Funding

21 November 2016 · Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 21 November 2016. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as NHS Funding. Below are 2 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“The UK Statistics Authority has identified and examined the published data on this topic and notes the following: • Over a six year period (2014/15 to 2020/21) the Government estimates that real terms spending on “NHS funding” is going to rise by £10 billion (Source: Spending Review 1)”

“Across all areas of health spending, the principal source for statistics about expenditure to date and current future estimates are the Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (PESA) which are designated as National Statistics meaning they have been assessed as meeting the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.”

From Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 21 November 2016. Read the full letter.

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