The financial pressures facing the NHS are continuing to affect patient care, according to a new report by The King’s Fund. Editor Alec Peachey attended the launch of ‘Understanding NHS financial pressures’ and reports on its key findings.
With the NHS under increasing pressure to deliver services in a timely and effective manner, this latest report from the King’s Fund offers a reminder that funding is just one of many factors affecting the quality of patient care.
While public attention tends to focus on high-profile examples of rationing such as restricting access to some types of treatment, the authors of the report warn that financial and other pressures are also affecting patient care in ways that often go “under the radar”.
The authors looked in detail at four services – testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, district nursing, elective hip replacement and neonatal care – to explore the impact of financial pressures on patient care.
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