NHS will need extra £65bn by 2030, say analysts

Health Foundation says service is unlikely to meet unrealistic productivity targets and may have to ration access to treatment

The NHS will end up with a £65bn hole in its finances by 2030 unless ministers plug the gap or allow the quality or availability of care to slip, say health economists.

The Health Foundation analysis identifies the sum as the extra amount of Treasury funding the NHS will need by then because it is unlikely to meet unrealistically optimistic productivity targets.

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