The body that represents hospitals across England has issued a startling warning that the NHS is close to breaking point because of its escalating cash crisis. His intervention comes days before the influential Commons health select committee decides whether to launch a special inquiry into the state of the NHS in England. Recalling the NHS’s deterioration in the 1990s, which caused political problems for John Major’s government, Hopson adds: “NHS performance rarely goes off the edge of a cliff. They are saying it is impossible to provide the right quality of service and meet performance targets on the funding available. Everyone who has looked into the finances of both the NHS and care system knows that this is nowhere near enough.

Source: The Guardian September 10, 2016 20:26 UTC