A short explantion of how the NHS is running out money
The NHS needs annual rises of about 4% to cope with increases.
Over the last five year its go an average of 0.9%.
The same level of expenditure is planned over the next 5 years.
Economists estimate this will leave the NHS short of around £22bn.
We could bridge this gap by spending the same as other simlar countries like Germany who spend 15% more per head than the UK.
This explains why the UK lags behind in the number of staff and hospital beds that it has too.Instead of raising funding the governemtn are adding to the pressure by demanding huge saving, when services are already overtsetched and not meeting the needs of patients.
Hundreds turn out in protest at plans to remove stroke unit from Margate’s QEQM Hospital
Fully story in The Isle of Thanet News, 6 October 2018 Hundreds of campaigners turned out today (October 6) to … Read more
NHS must follow the lead of driverless cars and embrace technology – even if it doesn’t work perfectly, Health Secretary says
Full story in The Telegraph, 3 October 2018 The NHS must follow the lead of driverless cars and embrace technology – … Read more
Contract extended over ‘integrated provider’ court case
Full story in The HSJ, 2 October 2018 A community provider’s contract has been extended by four months, pending a … Read more