The Government has confirmed that frontline NHS services in England will receive a cash injection worth £3.8 billion next year in line with plans to increase spending on the NHS by £8 billion by the year 2020. The additional funding represents an increase of almost 4 percent, which is above the rate of inflation. This […]
Overspending by England’s NHS trusts has risen to £1.6 billion in 2015 amid growing concerns about financial problems. The official figures for April-September mark the halfway point in the 2015-2016 financial year. They show that the deficit has grown from the £930 million posted in the initial three months. The problems have been described by […]