© Nuffield Trust Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution Authors: Sheelah Connolly, Gwyn Bevan and Nicholas Mays Selected figures

© Nuffield Trust Policy and organisational characteristics of the four countries of the UK Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Male life expectancy at birth in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Female life expectancy at birth in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust NHS expenditure per capita in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Hospital medical and dental staff (whole time equivalents) per 1,000 population in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust GPs per 1,000 population in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Hospital management and support staff (whole time equivalents) per 1,000 population in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland* (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per 1,000 population in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) and Scotland (1996, 2002) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Outpatient appointments per hospital medical and dental staff member in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) and Wales (1996, 2002) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per hospital medical and dental staff member in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) and Scotland (1996, 2002) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Day cases per hospital medical and dental staff member in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Outpatient appointments per nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff member in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) and Wales (1996, 2002) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff member in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) and Scotland (1996, 2002) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Percentage of the population waiting less than three months for outpatient appointment in England,* Wales and Northern Ireland (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Percentage of category A ambulance calls met within eight minutes in England, Scotland and Wales (1999 to 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Percentage of the population reporting satisfaction with the general running of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland* (1996, 2002 and 2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Selected socioeconomic indicators for the UK, English GORs, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust SMRs (males and females separately) of the nine English GORs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Life expectancy at birth of the nine English GORs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Selected health indicators for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the North East region of England (2006; England = 100) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Total NHS expenditure per capita for the nine English GORs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Available hospital beds per 1,000 population for the ten English SHAs and England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Hospital medical and dental staff (whole time equivalents) per 1,000 population in the ten English SHAs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (whole time equivalents) per 1,000 population in the ten English SHAs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust GPs per 1,000 population in the ten English SHAs and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per 1,000 population in the nine GORs of England and England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per hospital medical and dental staff member in eight regions of England and England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Inpatient admissions per nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff member in eight regions of England and England, Wales and Northern Ireland (2006) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

© Nuffield Trust Percentage waiting more than 13 weeks for inpatient or day case admission for the ten English SHAs, England, Wales and Northern Ireland (March 2008) Funding and performance of healthcare systems in the four countries of the UK before and after devolution

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