威尔士的保健和教育服务落后于英格兰,尽管支出增加,而且等待、缺勤和业绩下降情况恶化,但综合筹资战略警告说,尽管开支增加,威尔士的保健和教育服务仍落后于英格兰和人口流行前的水平。 Wales' health and education services lag behind England and pre-pandemic levels despite higher spending, with worsening waits, absences, and declining performance, the IFS warns.

与英格兰相比,威尔士的卫生和教育服务继续表现不佳,尽管根据财政研究所的一份报告,人均支出较高,但人口流行前水平仍然较低。 Welsh health and education services continue to underperform compared to England and pre-pandemic levels despite higher per capita spending, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies report. 计划治疗的医院等候时间仍然几乎是2019年的两倍,A&E的等待已经恶化,学校缺勤率比2019年高50%。 Hospital waiting times for planned treatments remain nearly double 2019 levels, A&E waits have worsened, and school absences are 50% higher than in 2019. 国际考试教育成绩下降,16岁以上青年留校人数减少。 Educational performance in international tests has declined, and fewer young people are staying in education past age 16. 综合筹资战略将差距归因于服务的提供和政策挑战,而不是资金问题,它警告说,即将到来的预算限制可能迫使紧急削减,而没有联合王国政府的支持。 The IFS attributes the gap to service delivery and policy challenges, not funding, warning that upcoming budget constraints could force emergency cuts without UK government support.