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Also in that debate agreement was stated with the Royal College of Nursing that “spending on preventative health may mean redistribution, service redesign and investment in the benefits of primary prevention.
As far as I can see, the assumed rate of growth is about 1 per cent a year up to 2022, and about 1.5 per cent thereafter. Both those figures may be questionable, but I will park for a moment the issue of whether they will arise.
I admit that it is harder to quantify absolutely the level of the non-cash-releasing savings. You may have a feel for it in some areas or, as with Tim Davison's orthopaedic example, you may be able to specify it.
I understand that you told local government that you will guarantee any loss of business rates income that may arise from the changes that you have made.