NHS Confederation responds to new report from the King's Fund on NHS financial pressures

Responding to a new report from the King’s Fund on the trade-offs needed to ensure the NHS lives within its financial means, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:

“The findings of this report demonstrate the scale of the financial pressures facing the NHS, due to increased demand and an ageing population. Our members understand the precarious state of the public finances and are doing all they can to boost productivity. However, they are faced with the most challenging financial outlook in years.

“To help them operate within these constrained budgets while improving productivity, the most important support they need is extra capital funding to unlock productivity improvements and continue to deliver patient care. That is why we hope that next month's Spending Review will increase NHS capital investment and that the forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy will open up much needed new routes for mutual investment from the private sector.”