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The cost of treating ill-health in Wales will use an increasing share of the public purse, the head of a spending watchdog has warned.
Auditor General Huw Vaughan Thomas called for an urgent and far-reaching debate on how much the Welsh government could afford to spend on the NHS.
The Wales Audit Office said ministers gave the NHS an extra £200m in 2013/14.
Mr Vaughan Thomas warned funds could be diverted from other services which would help prevent ill-health.
The comments coincide with the publication of the Wales Audit Office's annual assessment of NHS funding and performance.
It showed that more than £90m was redirected from departments such as education to help local health boards balance their books.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29606017
Auditor General Huw Vaughan Thomas called for an urgent and far-reaching debate on how much the Welsh government could afford to spend on the NHS.
The Wales Audit Office said ministers gave the NHS an extra £200m in 2013/14.
Mr Vaughan Thomas warned funds could be diverted from other services which would help prevent ill-health.
The comments coincide with the publication of the Wales Audit Office's annual assessment of NHS funding and performance.
It showed that more than £90m was redirected from departments such as education to help local health boards balance their books.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29606017