Following delivery of the spring Budget by chancellor Philip Hammond, this briefing outlines the economic headlines within the Budget, key announcements for health and the wider economy, and the NHS Providers response. 

There were health specific announcements around capital funding for A&E and STPs and personal injury discount rate.

The budget also committed £2bn of additional funding to councils in England over the next three years to spend on adult social care services to help ensure people receive the social care support they need and relieve pressures on the NHS.

We welcomed the announcement of additional funding for social care, but highlighted that we need to find a long-term sustainable solution to how we fund and support social care services.