English NHS trusts report worst ever shortfall and predict they will end year £2.2bn in deficitThe NHS’s deficit in England soared to £1.6bn in the first half of this year,nearly double the £930m overspend it recorded in the first three months, unusual official figures reveal. The service’s finances sank even further into the red over the summer as hospitals had to hire extra staff to preserve quality of care and deal with both rising demand from patients and large numbers of patients who could not be discharged from hospital because of inadequate social care. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com