{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61162fa9510c6700127d4527/69286b06e9bba9828e85dbc3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Budget 2025: What does Rachel Reeves’ fiscal plan mean for the NHS? ","description":"<p>In this episode, Matthew Taylor is joined by Anita Charlesworth,&nbsp;senior economic adviser&nbsp;at the Health Foundation and Lee Outhwaite,&nbsp;chief&nbsp;financial&nbsp;officer&nbsp;of South Yorkshire ICB&nbsp;and President of the HFMA, to tease out the health sector implications of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Autumn&nbsp;Budget. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Together,&nbsp;they discuss&nbsp;measures intended to improve population health, such as&nbsp;scrapping the two-child benefit cap, increasing the gambling&nbsp;tax&nbsp;and extending the sugar levy,&nbsp;and reflect on&nbsp;funding earmarked for neighbourhood health hubs. &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>They&nbsp;also&nbsp;weigh&nbsp;in on&nbsp;other challenges facing the NHS,&nbsp;including&nbsp;productivity, the need for more incisive healthcare solutions and why long-term planning is needed to improve health outcomes. &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Health on the Line is an NHS Confederation podcast, produced by&nbsp;HealthCommsPlus.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"The NHS Alliance"}