Theresa May got it wrong with her cash boost for the NHS. Here's why

Theresa May got it wrong with her cash boost for the NHS. Here's why Assessing what the health service needs is essential before giving it more money to meet demand

Four key things were missing from Theresa May’s announcement of extra money for the NHS.

There was no admission that there is an NHS crisis that needs tackling. Or that money is needed now for both the the health service and social care. Without this emergency cash injection, there will be insufficient time and resource to make the necessary preparations to avoid a repeat – or indeed worsening – of last year’s winter crisis in the NHS and social care with the trail of waits, delays, suffering and extra deaths that accompanied it. Continue reading... The Guardian