Friday 26 August 2016

NHS at breaking point despite deficit reduction, say trusts

NHS at breaking point despite deficit reduction, say trusts Deficit in first quarter more than halved from last year, but funding increases are set to slow down in next two years

A combination of growing demand, staff shortages and future slowdowns in funding increases mean the NHS is at breaking point despite a reduction in deficit compared with the same period last year, trusts have said.

The deficit in the first quarter of the financial year (April to June) was £461m, less than half the amount in the same period last year (£930m), but without emergency injections of cash it probably would have been little changed. Continue reading.. The Guardian

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