NHS finances so dire that whole service may collapse, says spending watchdog

NHS finances so dire that whole service may collapse, says spending watchdog

National Audit Office says NHS in England too cash-strapped to treat patients quickly enough

The NHS’s finances are so dire that the whole health service may break unless it receives a massive cash injection, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned.

Years of underfunding have left the NHS in England so cash-strapped that it cannot treat patients quickly enough, and the rising tide of ill-health will make matters worse, the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

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