NHS reality check: the financial and performance ask for trusts

This report outlines the findings of a survey of NHS leaders, looking at the pressures being felt across the health and social care sector. It finds that rising demand for NHS services combined with workforce pressures and an underfunded social care system means there is a still a long road ahead for trusts in tackling care backlogs. It highlights how the pandemic has deepened existing pressures and finds that many waiting times targets are taking longer to deliver than expected. However, trusts report that the number of patients being seen in mental health services and cancer services exceed pre-pandemic levels.ReportNHS Providers - news
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: NHS finance NHS performance and productivity Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs