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  • 2016-12-09 (xsd:date)
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  • How many NHS trusts are in deficit? (en)
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  • 98% of NHS trusts are in deficit. This was roughly correct for acute trusts in the third quarter of 2015/16. But by the end of 2015/16 it was 65% of all NHS trusts, of which 75% were acute trusts (hospitals). It was 98% of [NHS] trusts in deficit, I forget the exact number. BBC Question Time audience member, 8 December 2016 In the third quarter of 2015/16 around 95% of acute (hospital) trusts and 75% of all NHS trusts in England were in deficit. But by the end of 2015/16 65% of all NHS trusts were in deficit and more than 75% of these trusts in deficit were acute trusts. We’ve not been able to find an exact figure for this, but that would suggest over 85% of acute trusts were in deficit at the end of the year. Of 240 NHS trusts and foundation trusts, 157 were found to be in deficit in 2015/16. Over the last few years mental health, ambulance, specialist and community trusts haven’t been in deficit, but the King’s Fund, a health think tank, suggests that this has led to a variation in care and service access. David Williams, the Director General of Finance in the Department of Health, told a committee of MPs that in 2015/16 that being an NHS organisation in deficit became the norm. The overall deficit of NHS trusts and foundation trusts at the end of the year was £2.45 billion. Stay informed Be first in line for the facts – get our free weekly email Subscribe This year trusts are on track to have a lower deficit than they did last year, according to the House of Commons Library. Around 72% of acute trusts were in deficit and 60% of all trusts by the end of September 2016. The deficit was at £648 million. The aim for 2016/17 is to bring the overall deficit down to £250 million. NHS Improvement has estimated that this is more likely to be around £580 million, although other estimates put the figure higher. (en)
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