Ahead of the spending review,10 London mental health trusts warn against raiding their budgets to plug funding shortfalls in acute hospitalsThe NHS is facing the greatest financial challenge in its history. Figures for the first three months of the financial year reveal an accumulated NHS deficit of nearly £1bn. The independent health thinktank, the Nuffield Trust, and says deficits have now become the “new normal” in the NHS,with four out of five trusts now in the red. The figures for the moment quarter of the financial year are feared to be significantly worse. Related: NHS facing £2bn deficit and 'worst financial crisis in a generation' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com