More than 5,000 safety incidents recorded in hospitals as NHS faces £3bn funding gap for repairs NHS hospitals are “falling apart” due to an “alarming” crisis which has seen the urgent repair bill jump to £3 billion, figures have revealed.
New analysis from The Sunday Times has revealed hospitals were waiting on some £3.06 billion in 2017-18, an increase of more than 100 per cent in three years.
There were also more than 5,500 serious safety incidents last year, with surgeries delayed or cancelled due to infrastructure problems such as burst pipes or broken heating. iNews
New analysis from The Sunday Times has revealed hospitals were waiting on some £3.06 billion in 2017-18, an increase of more than 100 per cent in three years.
There were also more than 5,500 serious safety incidents last year, with surgeries delayed or cancelled due to infrastructure problems such as burst pipes or broken heating. iNews
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