US EditionNHS plans 'unthinkable' cuts to balance books
- NHS Providers surveyed 114 trusts in England in April 2025, revealing widespread plans for job cuts and service closures to address financial deficits.
- The NHS faces a deficit of nearly £7 billion for 2025-26 despite a £22 billion funding increase over two years, complicated by inflation and prior pay rises.
- Trusts intend to cut clinical roles, including doctors and nurses, and reduce services such as rehab centres, diabetes care, and talking therapies, risking patient care and waiting lists.
- Interim NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said cuts are an "understandable deficit" response and health leaders warn that 94% foresee negative effects on staff wellbeing and culture.
- The cuts could lead to longer waiting times and unsafe staffing, prompting unions to threaten strikes and warning that austerity could undermine NHS recovery targets.
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