NHS needs £25bn in emergency cash, Theresa May told

NHS needs £25bn in emergency cash, Theresa May told Group representing NHS trusts demands end to austerity funding, warning quality of care will suffer without extra funding

NHS leaders are urging Theresa May to give the health service an emergency cash injection of £25bn before 2020 or risk a decline in the quality of care for patients and lengthening delays for treatment.

An influential group representing NHS trusts says that the care provided by hospitals and GP surgeries will suffer over the next few years unless the prime minister provides an £5bn a year for the next three years – and a further £10bn of capital for modernising equipment and buildings. Continue reading... The Guardian