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Cut in the NHS deficit
Cost saving is nothing to be proud of
BMJ 2017; 358 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3428 (Published 19 July 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;358:j3428
- M Justin Zaman, consultant cardiologist
- James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston on Sea NR31 6LA, UK
- justin.zaman{at}jpaget.nhs.uk
“Hospitals and other NHS providers ended 2016-17 £791m in the red, down from a £2.4bn deficit in 2015-16 but missing their target of £580m,” summarises Torjesen’s news article on cutting the NHS deficit.1
In the full article, Jeremy Hunt says that the NHS Confederation has achieved “the impossible,” but I …
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