NHS spending to strain public finances for next 50 years, OBR warns

Extra health funding for an ageing population will add to deficit, watchdog forecastsExtra health spending and a population that is ageing faster than previously expected will add to the burden of spending over the next 50 years, according to the Treasury’s independent forecaster.The £20bn boost to the health budget by 2021-22 promised by Theresa May, coupled with falling immigration – which will cut the number of young and working-age people – will increase the public de