Friday, May 22, 2015

NHS needs emergency cash boost or care could suffer, ministers told

Growing demands on England’s care providers cause £821m deficit – with the shortfall seven times higher than the year before

Ministers are under pressure to give the NHS an emergency cash injection after official figures showed hospitals overspent by £1bn last year.

NHS providers of care in England – hospitals as well as mental health, ambulance and community services – ended 2014-15 with £821.6m in deficit. That was a more than seven times higher than the previous year’s £107m shortfall.

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