article_snippet: The NHS is under severe financial strain and is struggling to meet the demands of the rising and increasingly ageing population.
article_snippet: Last year The NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens predicted that an extra £30 billion would need to go into The NHS budget by 2020 just to ensure the standards of care did not slip.
article_snippet: ’ Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive of the Patients Association, said: ‘’ Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive of the Patients Association are aware that hospital trusts are under considerable financial pressures, but ’ Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive of the Patients Association hope that the need to save money won’t affect patient safety.
article_snippet: However, patients should not take the brunt for years of wasteful spending in the NHS.