The next government will have to agree huge bailout of health service or face staff cuts and care standards slipping, says NHS Providers boss
The NHS could slip £2.5bn into the red later this year and its financial position could spiral “out of control”, with many hospitals and “vast chunks” of the service running out of money, one of its most senior figures has warned.
The deficit, by far the largest in NHS history, will pose a serious problem for the next government, said Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers.
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