Prof Tim Briggs says he does not think the service deserves more money and too much is wasted on poor careThe NHS needs to put its “house in order” and improve standards before it can justify asking central government for more cash, the man leading a review of efficiency within healthcare has said. Prof Tim Briggs, the national director of clinical quality and efficiency, said the service wasted too much money on poor care. He told the Times: “I do not think at the moment we deserve more money until we put our house in order and we actually make the changes that will improve the quality of care. Proposals under discussion included: closing or downgrading wards and services; extending waiting times; restricting NHS funding for some treatments; and limiting the number of operations carried out by non-NHS providers. The NHS has been told to make £22bn in efficiency savings by 2020.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2017 23:23 UTC