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The NHS in England has run up a deficit of nearly £500m in the first few months of the financial year, official figures show.
Regulators said the sums were greater than had been expected - and warned NHS bosses to "get a grip".
One of the key causes seems to be the rising demand for services.
The regulators said hospitals in particular were struggling to keep up - with signs emerging hitting key waiting time targets was getting harder.
The figures have been published in board papers released by Monitor and the Trust Development Agency, which oversee foundation trusts and non-foundation trusts respectively.
Both sectors posted deficits - the first time foundation trusts have done so.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29253075
Regulators said the sums were greater than had been expected - and warned NHS bosses to "get a grip".
One of the key causes seems to be the rising demand for services.
The regulators said hospitals in particular were struggling to keep up - with signs emerging hitting key waiting time targets was getting harder.
The figures have been published in board papers released by Monitor and the Trust Development Agency, which oversee foundation trusts and non-foundation trusts respectively.
Both sectors posted deficits - the first time foundation trusts have done so.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29253075