Tuesday 23 May 2017

NHS trusts overspend by £770m despite bailout funding

NHS trusts overspend by £770m despite bailout funding Trusts fail to limit overspending to £580m but make inroads into previous year’s £2.45bn figure

NHS trusts overspent by £770m last year in the latest sign that hospitals are finding it impossible to meet fast-rising demand for care while their finances are facing an unprecedented squeeze.

That total is £190m more than the £580m maximum that health service bosses had sought from England’s 236 NHS trusts in 2016-17. Continue reading... The Guardian

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