NHS requires £8.5bn annual funding boost over four years to address £32bn shortfall, say experts.
The NHS requires an immediate £8.5bn yearly injection over four years to address a £32bn funding shortfall, according to a report by The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS. The government's recent spring budget pledges are a start but won't fill the gap, experts say. Urgent rethinking of NHS funding and a "big conversation" about its future are needed, warns NHS deputy chairman, Wol Kolade.
March 20, 2024
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