NHS trusts overspend by £770m despite bailout funding

Trusts fail to limit overspending to £580m but make inroads into previous year’s £2.45bn figureNHS trusts overspent by £770m last year in the latest sign that hospitals are finding it impossible to meet fast-rising demand for care while their finances are facing an unprecedented squeeze. That total is £190m more than the £580m maximum that health service bosses had sought from England’s 236 NHS trusts in 2016-17.Continue reading...