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.
NHS boost ‘like pouring water down a sink’ without care cash
Full story at Local Government Chronicle, 18 June 2018 At least four major representative groups for local government have warned … Read more
100 senior NHS doctors and nurses write open letter to Theresa May: ‘Your funding boost is simply not enough’
Full story in The Mirror, 18 June 2018 Doctors and nurses have insisted Theresa May’s much anticipated healthcare funding boost … Read more
Theresa May’s NHS pledge decried as sticking plaster
Full Story in The Guardian, 18 June 2018 Theresa May’s plans to increase NHS funding by 3.4% is a “sticking … Read more