Finance and efficiency

NHS facing £6bn shortfall - Kings Fund

By 2010-10-26T11:04:00

An ageing population and inflation-busting health costs will leave the NHS around £6 billion a year short, despite government promises to protect its funding.

Source: Andres Rodriguez - Fotolia

An ageing population and inflation-busting health costs will leave the NHS around £6 billion a year short, despite government promises to protect its funding, a leading think-tank has said.

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