Friday 10 November 2017

NHS battle for money: Where will it end?

NHS battle for money: Where will it end? To say it was a high stakes gamble is probably an understatement.

The demand for more money ahead of a Budget by a senior public sector official looked unprecedented, certainly in recent years.

So how will Simon Stevens's dramatic call for more NHS funding play out and what's the endgame?

The head of NHS England is not known for making off-the-cuff comments.

Mr Stevens chooses his words very carefully and he had said little for several months.

But two weeks ahead of the 22 November Budget the gloves came off and he was warning that without a significant hike in funding, waiting lists for routine surgery in England would rise by 25% to five million. BBC News

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