Wednesday, 18 November 2015

NHS cannot make £22bn cut sought by government, finance chiefs warn

NHS cannot make £22bn cut sought by government, finance chiefs warn Fears also raised that deficit will exceed forecast £2bn and all of England’s 156 acute hospital trusts will end 2015-16 in the red

The NHS needs much more than the £8bn ministers have promised and will not deliver the £22bn of savings it has pledged, according to NHS finance chiefs.

The service in England is heading for a deficit this year even bigger than the £2bn already widely forecast, according to research by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Continue reading... The Guardian

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