May's extra £8bn pledge for NHS is far less than it needs, experts say

“Under the Conservatives’ manifesto plans, healthcare funding would not match the demand and cost pressures on the health service, which the independent OBR estimates at more than 4% a year above inflation,” said Prof Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundation and former director of public spending at the Treasury.All three main parties’ funding pledges would leave the NHS short of enough money to do its job properly, Charlesworth adde