The NHS is suffering from substantial debts in some parts of the system and is financially unsustainable. That’s the conclusion of the National Audit ...
Posts Tagged ‘Funding’
NHS is ‘financially unsustainable’ and 10-year NHS plan faces great risks
By Mike Broad - January 18th, 2019
Ambitious 10-year NHS Plan could be derailed by current challenges and funding
By Mike Broad - January 8th, 2019
Brexit and staff shortages threaten to undermine the ambitious 10-year NHS Plan launched today. That’s the view of health experts as the Government ou...
NHS providers financial troubles continue as Long-Term Plan approaches
By Mike Broad - December 13th, 2018
NHS providers will be starting next year – when the Long-Term Plan is introduced – in financial trouble, new figures suggest. The quarterly performa...
Budget confirms funding boost for NHS in England over next five years
By Mike Broad - October 30th, 2018
The Chancellor has confirmed a boost to NHS funding in the Budget. Philip Hammond confirmed an extra £20.5bn for the NHS over the next five years in hi...
Labour would re-nationalise NHS and stop creeping privatisation
By Mike Broad - September 29th, 2018
A Labour Government would stop the privatisation of NHS services, ending PFIs and repealing the Health and Social Care Act. These are the intentions of Jo...
NHS figures reveal an “unsustainable system” with rising demand and missed targets
By Mike Broad - September 11th, 2018
Rising demand has made the health system “unsustainable” with extra funding and a new model of care needed. These are the conclusions of health expe...
Is it a ‘happy’ birthday for the NHS as it approaches 70-years-of-age?
By Mike Broad - June 19th, 2018
As the NHS approaches its 70th birthday, the NHS needs more money. Two articles in the BMJ consider how the NHS is performing and what is required going fo...
Experts question where funds will come from for PM’s NHS budget rise
By Mike Broad - June 19th, 2018
Uncertainty continues over how the Government intends to fund the extra £20.5bn a year, it has committed to the NHS by 2023. In a speech on Monday, the...
Year-end £1bn NHS deficit: “reported figures are very much window dressing”
By Mike Broad - June 4th, 2018
The NHS provider sector ended the financial year with a deficit of £960 million. NHS Improvement said this was £464 million above the ambitious plan s...
