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.
80% of NHS workers warn patient safety hit by lack of staff
Full Story in The Guardian 18 March 2018 A huge majority of NHS workers say they are worried about staffing … Read more
Children treated across UK as there are no Derbyshire mental health beds for children
Full Story in Derbyshire Telegraph 18 March 2018 Children in Derbyshire who need an NHS mental health bed are being … Read more
Final figures show NHS winter crisis officially worst on record and patients still suffering
Full Story in The Independent 16 March 2018 “Heroic” NHS staff weathered the worst winter on record as official figures … Read more