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Originally Posted by jaxie

The NHS has never been in 'profit'. Not sure where you are getting that from. There were reports in the 80s of people dying in trollies. Nothing has changed really, it needs more cash it always has. It's probably the shining star of our society but it's expensive to run and the drug companies Rob us blind.

It needs some sort of extra boost similar to the way sport has benefitted from the lottery IMO.

Wrong

'NHS hospitals will end the financial year in the red for the first time in eight years, according to official figures, with 26 loss-making trusts reporting a combined deficit of £456.8m.

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust has run up the largest deficit: £39.8m.'


'Exclusive The joint venture between a private company and the Department of Health that processes payments to GP practices has dramatically improved its finances last year, with an 88% boost in profits.

Annual accounts seen by Pulse show that NHS Shared Business Services grew its profits from £4.2m in 2011 to £7.8m in 2012, with the organisation citing the ‘successful launch’ of a national payment system for the NHS a key driver behind the healthy balance sheet.

The growth in annual profits came on the back of a 30% rise in revenues from £62.4m to £81.1m, and after CCGs were mandated to use the company to process payments as a condition for authorisation.
The large jump in profits compares with an 11% increase in profits last year,'

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-pra...004002.article

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...me-eight-years