Waiting list pressures at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust have resulted in a £10.7m overspend for Oxfordshire clinical commissioning group in the financial year to October 2013.
Elective over-performance and non-elective over performance have contributed to a year to date deficit of £5.2m for the commissioning group against a year to date plan for a £1.9m surplus.
25 November 2013
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