Concerns are escalating that the NHS needs more money to help deal with the after effects of the pandemic. It is understood the Treasury is considering a deal that is around £5bn short of what health leaders say they needNHS needs £10 billion more a year to live with coronavirus, health bosses warnHealth bosses are today warning PM Boris Johnson that the NHS desperately needs around £10billion more a year to “live with Covid”. NHS frontline groups’ concerns come ahead of the health service’s three-year budget, which is due to be revealed by the Government next week. Hospital, ambulance, mental health and community trust bosses say infection control, extra PPE, the burden of long Covid and post-pandemic mental illness will cost the NHS an extra £4.6bn. “This year alone we have already provided a further £29 billion to support health and care services, including an extra £1 billion to tackle the backlog.

Source: Daily Mirror September 01, 2021 22:52 UTC