Spatial inequalities in charitable fundraising and income generation for NHS acute trusts in England

The article provides—for thefirst time—an analysis of spatial variation in the income sources ofNational Health Service (NHS) acute trusts in England. It shows that, compared to trusts servingless deprived communities, trusts serving more deprived communities receive a lower proportionof income from charitable sources; and that trusts serving deprived communities also receive alower proportion of income from private patients. The study serves to provide evidence of spatialinequality in the private resources that support local public institutio