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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency

Senior NHS leaders have been accused of “remarkable” complacency and being “out of ideas” to fix the UK’s broken health service as overspending doubled to £1.4bn last year.

In a damning new report, MPs warned that a disregard for basic financial planning was hampering the health service’s ability to deliver for patients.

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