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NHS hospitals have warned they face a budget overspend of millions of pounds this winter as they attempt to deal with rising numbers of patients.
New data shows hospitals are delivering better performance this year than last but are predicted to go £127m more over budget that had been planned for 2017/18.
In England, more patients are being seen within waiting time targets despite growing levels of emergency admissions and demand, according to quarterly figures by NHS Improvement.
Hospital groups said improvements in A&E response times were “particularly encouraging” and said while the “slipping” financial position was worrying, any improvement on last year, when whistleblowers warned trusts were under pressure to cook their books, would be an achievement.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...nter-improvement-budgets-latest-a8059381.html
New data shows hospitals are delivering better performance this year than last but are predicted to go £127m more over budget that had been planned for 2017/18.
In England, more patients are being seen within waiting time targets despite growing levels of emergency admissions and demand, according to quarterly figures by NHS Improvement.
Hospital groups said improvements in A&E response times were “particularly encouraging” and said while the “slipping” financial position was worrying, any improvement on last year, when whistleblowers warned trusts were under pressure to cook their books, would be an achievement.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...nter-improvement-budgets-latest-a8059381.html
