Why has the NHS deficit ballooned? One word: understaffing
Why are NHS finances in such a mess? The biggest reason is staffing – or, to be more precise, understaffing. … Read more
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A failed firebreak – Anita Charlesworth
Life has few certainties, but it is beyond doubt that NHS providers were mired in a financial black hole during … Read more
NHS managers are being forced to lie to the public – Carol Ackroyd
This latest “Transformation” will kill the NHS if we let it. Local managers are being forced to slash NHS budgets … Read more
NHS in England reveals £2.45bn record deficit
The NHS in England has run up a record deficit of £2.45bn – the biggest overspend in its history – … Read more
NHS deficit damaging services to patients, says UNISON
Commenting on new figures showing a deficit of £2.45bn in NHS finances, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “This … Read more
How does this year’s NHS budget compare historically? – John Appleby
Jeremy Hunt has claimed recently that in 2016/17 the NHS will receive the sixth biggest funding increase in its history. … Read more
One fifth of consultants state that rota gaps are causing ‘significant problems for patient safety’
The latest census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees in the UK (2014/15) produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal … Read more
NHS spending: squeezed as never before – by John Appleby
Next month the government will set out its plans for public service spending through to 2020. The indications are that … Read more
Stealth cuts to hospitals push the NHS into the red
Cuts to tariffs – the prices paid to hospitals for different medical procedures – are starving health trusts of income … Read more